THE OFF-THE-PAGE STORY

The term off-the-page story, a familiar phrase in some publishing circles, refers to the life events, experiences, and conversations that inform a writer's published work. Those ideas often deal with how writers see their work and how they view themselves as creators. This off-the-page, authorial narrative often develops in tandem with the writing. Howard talks about Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop and how it has become part of the off-the-page story for the fiction and poetry.