I grew up treating a life as a writer as a career in letters, one devoted to many kinds of writing. And so it seemed normal to study both fiction writing and the literary essay as an undergrad.
I have lived for a long time inside a series of coincidences that most people would find implausible in a novel. - Alexander Chee
I have lived for a long time inside a series of coincidences that most people would find implausible in a novel.
- Alexander Chee
I've been told it's hard to write about singing. I didn't realize that going into it. I might not have tried if I knew! - Alexander Chee
I've been told it's hard to write about singing. I didn't realize that going into it. I might not have tried if I knew!
The way some were entrapped into lives of prostitution, the way that something like marriage could rob them of their rights. - Alexander Chee
The way some were entrapped into lives of prostitution, the way that something like marriage could rob them of their rights.
PhD, MFA, self-taught - the only things you must have to become a writer are the stamina to continue and a wily, cagey heart in the face of extremity… - Alexander Chee
PhD, MFA, self-taught - the only things you must have to become a writer are the stamina to continue and a wily, cagey heart in the face of extremity…
Every now and then, you find a book that feels like it was keyed to your DNA. - Alexander Chee
Every now and then, you find a book that feels like it was keyed to your DNA.
One of my big inspirations was Céleste Mogador. She was a courtesan who wrote her memoirs in order to pay off her debts, which is a hilarious gesture. - Alexander Chee
One of my big inspirations was Céleste Mogador. She was a courtesan who wrote her memoirs in order to pay off her debts, which is a hilarious gesture.
As I get ready to buy a new computer, I'm stunned at all the many micro drafts, of different chapters and scenes and whatnot, that litter the hard dr… - Alexander Chee
As I get ready to buy a new computer, I'm stunned at all the many micro drafts, of different chapters and scenes and whatnot, that litter the hard dr…
Characters to me are like sonnets, they have limits that you obey which allow a force to enter in, an invention that makes the novel possible. Change… - Alexander Chee
Characters to me are like sonnets, they have limits that you obey which allow a force to enter in, an invention that makes the novel possible. Change…
Whenever people say a coincidence in a novel is implausible, I think, Do I have a story for you. - Alexander Chee
Whenever people say a coincidence in a novel is implausible, I think, Do I have a story for you.
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