![]() ![]() I tried the whole cafe thing and it’s too distracting being around people. ![]() ![]() What gets you in the mood?ĪKWAEKE EMEZI: I absolutely have to write at home, where I can be in pajamas and close to my snacks. JULIANA UKIOMOGBE: Describe your ideal writing atmosphere. Below, discover all the elements that helped them get it done. Emezi is back this month with Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir, a story about body, gender, spirit, and survival that traces the tensions in relationships between people and within ourselves. This week, we sit down with Akwaeke Emezi, the bestselling author of Freshwater, Pet, and The Death of Vivek Oji. From preferred writing drinks to whether or not you really need to carry a notebook, we find out all the ways they beat writer’s block and do the work. This is Rough Draft, in which our favorite writers get to the bottom of their own craft. Portrait of Akwaeke Emezi in their home office. ![]()
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