![]() ![]() ![]() “I take a hotel room and ask them to take everything off the walls so there’s me, the Bible, Roget’s Thesaurus and some good, dry sherry, and I’m at work by 6:30,” she said. To get her stories out on paper, Angelou created an elaborate writing ritual. HER WRITING RITUAL INVOLVED A DECK OF CARDS AND A BOTTLE OF SHERRY. ![]() When he brought it up, Angelou said, “Absolutely not.” Loomis replied, "It’s just as well, because to write an autobiography as literature is just about impossible.” Angelou, who liked a challenge, said, “I’ll start tomorrow.” 3. Angelou charmed guests with stories of her childhood the next day, Feiffer’s wife called editor Robert Loomis at Random House and said that he should get Angelou to write a memoir. In 1968, Baldwin took her to a dinner party at the cartoonist Jules Feiffer’s house. She was also a member of the Harlem Writers Guild, where she became friends with author James Baldwin. By age 40, Angelou had had many careers, working as a journalist, poet, civil rights activist, and singer. ![]()
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