Now, as a reader, you shouldn't feel the decisions the writer makes about this DNA, or it would be boring beyond belief. But, as a writer, you're struggling to make these decisions. What should the title be? What's the first line? The point of view? And the struggle with the decisions is because you're trying to figure out WHAT IS THE NOVEL, WHAT IS THE NOVEL?
The DNA of the novel - which, if I begin to write nonfiction, I will write about this - is that: the title of the novel is the whole novel. The first… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
The DNA of the novel - which, if I begin to write nonfiction, I will write about this - is that: the title of the novel is the whole novel. The first…
- Mary Kay Zuravleff
I realized early on in writing the book that it needed to be from a family point of view, and that nobody outside the family would weigh in. And then… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
I realized early on in writing the book that it needed to be from a family point of view, and that nobody outside the family would weigh in. And then…
In fictional families - in sitcoms, in dramas - the members are sharing huge amounts of their interior lives. And that has not been my real-life expe… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
In fictional families - in sitcoms, in dramas - the members are sharing huge amounts of their interior lives. And that has not been my real-life expe…
In a family, you take on each other's problems and joys differently, and more intensely. The amplitude - and the undulation of the family - is differ… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
In a family, you take on each other's problems and joys differently, and more intensely. The amplitude - and the undulation of the family - is differ…
Now, as a reader, you shouldn't feel the decisions the writer makes about this DNA, or it would be boring beyond belief. But, as a writer, you're str… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
Now, as a reader, you shouldn't feel the decisions the writer makes about this DNA, or it would be boring beyond belief. But, as a writer, you're str…
Dylan Landis knows how to unnerve a reader, even as she's appreciating being unnerved. Rainey Royal thrums with sex and power. A brave, exquisite boo… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
Dylan Landis knows how to unnerve a reader, even as she's appreciating being unnerved. Rainey Royal thrums with sex and power. A brave, exquisite boo…
Math-thinking, I would say, encourages flipping and substituting letters in words (in the novel, one of the boys double-majors in math and myth, for … - Mary Kay Zuravleff
Math-thinking, I would say, encourages flipping and substituting letters in words (in the novel, one of the boys double-majors in math and myth, for …
I can be really silly when I'm not actually writing silliness, and I have to rein that in. Pynchon, in my opinion, sometimes tells elaborate shaggy d… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
I can be really silly when I'm not actually writing silliness, and I have to rein that in. Pynchon, in my opinion, sometimes tells elaborate shaggy d…
I tried the line out on some people on the street, like, "What do you think of this: 'the art of family life is to not take it personally'?" And they… - Mary Kay Zuravleff
I tried the line out on some people on the street, like, "What do you think of this: 'the art of family life is to not take it personally'?" And they…
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