I was recently interviewed about the process of writing my book over at
Book Marketing Buzz.
Here's a snippet:
1.
What inspired you
to write your book?
There
were several things that inspired me to write Solving the Student Loan Crisis: Dreams, Diplomas & a Lifetime of
Debt. First, I was on my way to becoming a professor, so I spent a lot of
time in academia. The topic of student loan debt came up often. I myself am
also a debtor, something I talk about openly in the beginning of the book. In
fact, my student loan debt, at least in part, led to the demise of my marriage,
one that lasted close to 10 years. But the topic also relates to my beliefs and
commitment to social justice.
When
I left academia, I went into publishing, and shortly thereafter, I launched a
blog called, All Education
Matters. This blog was originally intended to help me stay connected to
academia and explore all sorts of intellectual ideas (hence the reason behind
its name). However, shortly after I launched the blog or right around that time
the banks were bailed out by the US government. There was a lot of public
outrage, as many here will recall. So, a lot of people began asking, “Well, if
the banks were bailed out, what about students, too?” This is part of what
inspired me to begin exploring student loan debt, and that opened a huge can of
worms.
You can read the rest of the interview here.
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