Fiction always reveals a lot about the person who is writing it. That's the scary thing. Not in a straightforward autobiographical sense. But the flaws in a piece of fiction are, unhappily, so often also the flaws of the writer.
I can't define myself as a political writer - I don't think I've earned it, and I don't function as a political writer in the way that many of the wr… - Katie Kitamura
I can't define myself as a political writer - I don't think I've earned it, and I don't function as a political writer in the way that many of the wr…
- Katie Kitamura
The point about sales is relevant because it suggests there are cultures out there that are supporting and consuming, on a vast scale, challenging wo… - Katie Kitamura
The point about sales is relevant because it suggests there are cultures out there that are supporting and consuming, on a vast scale, challenging wo…
I'm interested in dismantling the distinction between masculine and feminine writing both because I think it's a false distinction and, I think, ulti… - Katie Kitamura
I'm interested in dismantling the distinction between masculine and feminine writing both because I think it's a false distinction and, I think, ulti…
There's a perception that good writing is writing which runs smoothly. But smooth-running prose can work against what you're trying to express in a n… - Katie Kitamura
There's a perception that good writing is writing which runs smoothly. But smooth-running prose can work against what you're trying to express in a n…
Fiction always reveals a lot about the person who is writing it. That's the scary thing. Not in a straightforward autobiographical sense. But the fla… - Katie Kitamura
Fiction always reveals a lot about the person who is writing it. That's the scary thing. Not in a straightforward autobiographical sense. But the fla…
When I receive a box of my books, my impulse is to hide rather than display them. It always makes me very anxious that they send so many copies, beca… - Katie Kitamura
When I receive a box of my books, my impulse is to hide rather than display them. It always makes me very anxious that they send so many copies, beca…
I believe writers should be able to write about anything - anything - but there is also a sense in which your lived experience shapes what you write … - Katie Kitamura
I believe writers should be able to write about anything - anything - but there is also a sense in which your lived experience shapes what you write …
It's a hard thing to examine and difficult to speak for other writers, but when I look at my own writing there is often too much reticence. And that'… - Katie Kitamura
It's a hard thing to examine and difficult to speak for other writers, but when I look at my own writing there is often too much reticence. And that'…
The desire to be liked is acceptable in real life but very problematic in fiction. Pleasantness is the enemy of good fiction. I try to write on the p… - Katie Kitamura
The desire to be liked is acceptable in real life but very problematic in fiction. Pleasantness is the enemy of good fiction. I try to write on the p…
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