The illusion of control has to be there, but mostly I'm following characters and the consequences of their own decisions, because a lot of the time they made decisions about what to do or how to behave that I had no idea were coming down the pike. As I would sit and try to inhabit a character, they themselves in my imagination would have quite a bit of free will.
With iron and blood, it seems, and from the rich depths of the earth, John Griswold has fashioned a classic American novel, its dignified intonations… - Bob Shacochis
With iron and blood, it seems, and from the rich depths of the earth, John Griswold has fashioned a classic American novel, its dignified intonations…
- Bob Shacochis
The biggest challenge in the research process is to let go, to stop, to say enough, and then to reduce all of that beloved labor down to a few succin… - Bob Shacochis
The biggest challenge in the research process is to let go, to stop, to say enough, and then to reduce all of that beloved labor down to a few succin…
What I do is, I'm like a disease that infects real people and I take them over. We can start off in a very journalistic mode describing a character a… - Bob Shacochis
What I do is, I'm like a disease that infects real people and I take them over. We can start off in a very journalistic mode describing a character a…
The illusion of control has to be there, but mostly I'm following characters and the consequences of their own decisions, because a lot of the time t… - Bob Shacochis
The illusion of control has to be there, but mostly I'm following characters and the consequences of their own decisions, because a lot of the time t…
I'm asked all the time, "Doesn't it feel great to finish the novel?" And the answer to that is, "No." It's sort of a loss to stop a 10-year project, … - Bob Shacochis
I'm asked all the time, "Doesn't it feel great to finish the novel?" And the answer to that is, "No." It's sort of a loss to stop a 10-year project, …
Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if … - Bob Shacochis
Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if …
Trying to get the sentences right and the structure of the narration right is about as big a job as I can handle. But I also know that if you handle … - Bob Shacochis
Trying to get the sentences right and the structure of the narration right is about as big a job as I can handle. But I also know that if you handle …
It is no secret that souls sometimes die in a person and are replaced by others. - Bob Shacochis
It is no secret that souls sometimes die in a person and are replaced by others.
For any artistic person who creates imaginary people, the art is like inhabiting the life and mind of a seven-year-old child with imaginary friends a… - Bob Shacochis
For any artistic person who creates imaginary people, the art is like inhabiting the life and mind of a seven-year-old child with imaginary friends a…
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