African-American author of many novels, poems, plays and short stories. 1931-2019
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She was prolific despite having a full time job as an editor for Random house and also teaching university literature and raising her two sons.
How did she handle all this? “It does seem hectic, but the important thing is that I don’t do anything else. I avoid the social life normally associated with publishing. I don’t go to the cocktail parties, I don’t give or go to dinner parties. I need that time in the evening because I can do a tremendous amount of work then. And I can concentrate"