I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level. But there is something about how they all inhabit a narrative of their own making.
Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing. - Joshuah Bearman
Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing.
- Joshuah Bearman
People are really stuck on their ideas about themselves. - Joshuah Bearman
People are really stuck on their ideas about themselves.
I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list. - Joshuah Bearman
I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list.
I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level. But there is something abou… - Joshuah Bearman
I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level. But there is something abou…
I am in communication with almost everybody I've done a story about. I have a fantasy that if I ever strike it rich, I'll have a big party and fly al… - Joshuah Bearman
I am in communication with almost everybody I've done a story about. I have a fantasy that if I ever strike it rich, I'll have a big party and fly al…
Sometimes, I'll read a news story and there will be one line about something else, and I'll find it interesting and look into it. That can often turn… - Joshuah Bearman
Sometimes, I'll read a news story and there will be one line about something else, and I'll find it interesting and look into it. That can often turn…
I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories. - Joshuah Bearman
I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories.
Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't allow for m… - Joshuah Bearman
Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't allow for m…
That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report. - Joshuah Bearman
That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report.
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