The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
SEVEN NOVELS IN
FIVE BUSY YEARS
But Busy Chiefly in ''Bcing II
Person FirSt"-Annc War
wick'S Achievements.
CHARACTER" VS.. PLOT

+ IL rather amazing TO hear Anne
Warwick. vino. with the recent
l. publication OF The Chalk Line
has written and had issued seven
novels within five years. say that she
believes woman should "be a person
nrst." ono wonders what she would
nave achieved had she believed IL
woman writer should rate her profe,-
sion liSt.
This Trofession-that Is. II she viii a.
low Ter very active literary activities 20
he enrolled under the tern--frst claimed
Anne Warwick fvs years ago. when Just
on, OF College she wrote her first novel,
Compensation in Vienna. She was
then 22 years old and already had had
wide experience 81 places and people
which has given so much variety 10
her novels. The daughter OF a Metho-
dist missionary bishop. She had lived as
u child In China tthe scene OF her lates.
book and IN different European locali-
ties. When she came TO the United
States TO go through college shs began
her literary career" as have many
writer's. by editing a college magazine.
Then. ono day she walked into a
Baltimore newspaper Office, told tho edi-
tor she was go!ng 10 Vienna and asked
whs;her he would care to rave her send
him some correspondence. He answered
that he would and that answer deter
mined her Vienna trip. which had until
then been OF tho vaguest possibility
In Vienna, however. she started writing
Compensation and after four or Ave
newspaper articles cut short her jour
naltstic career IN order 10 give her time
10 the moro ~engrossirg work.
The writing OF the Ars, novel came
80 easily and the SOC was so success
full that the Others have followed IN
quick succession.
Mrs. Mewl!r--for Anne Warwick" il
but a nom de plume. mrs; adopted 20
pacity q sceptical family and retained
since her marriage. four years ago-is a
very pretty, dark eyed yourg woman.
radiant, as one might imagine, with en-
r x and enthusiasm.
Il lovs 10 WRITE shs said when in
town tho other day. III I'm allowed &c
write what | wish and IN tho way | wish
l can't possibly work methodically and
nationally. When ! get started on a
story ! work eight, ten. twelve hours
at a stretch, and ant endure beins
stopped and told that such a per-
formanc" isn't good for me. suppos.
1t isn't good for me. But that's the
way I have to work. 4 whole novel /.
N''''fi'A'N 81 - AoN NtthSs .NIu lHtI
I'm a nervous wreck, but not for long
There are 80 many other things 10 Dc
OF quite a different nature that
quickly come back to normaltty. Ant
then presently I'm IN tho midst Of an
other novel"
As 10 the kim Of move she prefer,
10 write. Mrs. Mewlin is emphatic.
Character interests mo more thar
anything else" she said. "lf | had q
think about plots and action all tn,
time I'm writing. without the fascins
ton of watching the characters OF m,
people develop and waiting to see wha
they are going TO make of the s,tua
tons. | wouldn't enjoy writing. In
always thinking OF situations In whicl
persons Of certain characteristics fin,
themselves, and Mt once | begin Z,
speculate about them That's the wa,
my stories originate. Frequently m,
husband IN the midst Of his busy morn
ing az hts office hears the telephone
and there | am telling him to com
home and hear this fascinating idea. "
Does h. come"
"Oh. yes. And as likely q. not. he'l
throw out tho fascination ompletely
He'll chtec. that rs not q normal. usua
situation or that the characters az
abnormal. He has a very sane view