Raymond Carver had the quote that I loved about how he felt that a short story was the moment right before someone's life was about to fall apart. You can't really do that with a novel, but with a story you're just left hanging.
There are certain writers I can't read when I'm trying to write because their voices are so distinct. Cormac McCarthy, he's the most different writer… - Molly Antopol
There are certain writers I can't read when I'm trying to write because their voices are so distinct. Cormac McCarthy, he's the most different writer…
- Molly Antopol
There's something interesting about being really intimate and familiar with Israel, but still being American - that really thin piece of glass betwee… - Molly Antopol
There's something interesting about being really intimate and familiar with Israel, but still being American - that really thin piece of glass betwee…
I've always loved short stories. Even before I was a writer I was reading short stories - there were certain writers where I just felt like they coul… - Molly Antopol
I've always loved short stories. Even before I was a writer I was reading short stories - there were certain writers where I just felt like they coul…
People are going to bash you. You get rejected. It's hard. I don't really feel like that's my place as the teacher. I think the most important thing … - Molly Antopol
People are going to bash you. You get rejected. It's hard. I don't really feel like that's my place as the teacher. I think the most important thing …
I always tell my students to write the story all the way through, not to play with the language and fall in love with sentences that you then have to… - Molly Antopol
I always tell my students to write the story all the way through, not to play with the language and fall in love with sentences that you then have to…
With the Holocaust - I wonder if a lot of Jewish writers of my generation have felt this way - it feels really intimidating to approach it. I feel li… - Molly Antopol
With the Holocaust - I wonder if a lot of Jewish writers of my generation have felt this way - it feels really intimidating to approach it. I feel li…
The stories I love the most are where the author has a lot of empathy for everyone. The author loves their characters and takes their situations real… - Molly Antopol
The stories I love the most are where the author has a lot of empathy for everyone. The author loves their characters and takes their situations real…
I'm not Israeli and because I'm not a citizen, it doesn't matter how often I go there - I'm still not Israeli. There's this way I feel so close to so… - Molly Antopol
I'm not Israeli and because I'm not a citizen, it doesn't matter how often I go there - I'm still not Israeli. There's this way I feel so close to so…
Years ago I read an interview with Paula Fox in which she said that in writing, truth is just as important as story. Reading that interview was the f… - Molly Antopol
Years ago I read an interview with Paula Fox in which she said that in writing, truth is just as important as story. Reading that interview was the f…
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