Lucy Honig returned to Maine on Thursday, March 25 to speak about her new book “Waiting for Rescue”. Honig began her writing career in Maine, later moving to New York and then to Massachusetts. Honig has appeared in 2 O’Henry prize collections and in the Best American Short Stories. She spoke at the Writing Center, 4th floor Neville Hall, at 4:30 on Thursday.
Honig was introduced and her books were for sale at the meeting. There were 16 people present at the meeting, and these people ranged from young college students to older faculty members. Honig introduced her book, described the plot, characters and ethics of the book, then read several excerpts to entice readers while still allowing mystery for those who hadn’t yet read it.
Honig opened the floor to questions after reading excerpts of her book, and members of the audience asked about her characters emotions and thoughts, her writing process and her life experiences. Honig talked about how her books are semi-autobiographical and described the life experiences they are based on.
Honig discussed the writing process of her latest book. The book was originally short stories, but Honig connected all the short stories using one character. “When I first started this book I had a lot of stories I wanted to write so I started writing short stories on the same document. Eventually I tried to sort them out into 5 or 6 stories, but something in me said ‘these are not separate stories’ and I made them converge” Honig finished with book-signings and received applause from the audience.
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