On the occasion of the first ebook edition of her best-known book, The Color Purple, Alice Walker talks about her work, the transformative power of writing, and what "winning" is for a writer in this short (2 minute) interview:
You might also like this longer interview with writer and writing guru Natalie Goldberg, in which she also talks about writing about the difficult parts of life.
(To win you have to write what only you can write. My book, "Your Writing Coach," gives you friendly guidance all the way from idea to publication. You can get it now from Amazon and other book sellers, in hard copy or Kindle format.)