Tell the story as if it were only of interest to the small circle of your characters, of which you may be one. There is no other way to put life into the story.
Interpretation
The essence of storytelling lies in its authenticity and relevance to the characters involved.
Horacio Quiroga emphasizes that a story must resonate with the intimate experiences and interests of its characters to truly convey the richness of life. By focusing on a small circle of characters, the narrative can cultivate authentic connections and bring vibrancy to the tale, making it more engaging for readers.
In practice
A writer sharing insights on character development in a workshop.
With 'Stardust', I hope what I was doing is giving 30-year-olds and 40-year-olds and 25-year-olds and 60-year-olds a chance to get the same sense of wonder, the same feeling, the same magic, that they got in reading the classic fairy tales as children.
I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to go my own way in style and see what would happen.
When it's in a book I don't think it'll hurt any more ...exist any more. One of the things writing does is wipe things out. Replace them.
If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer.
It wasn't until I went to my first comic convention while I was in high school that I got to see actual comic book artists and original artwork in real life, up close. That was when I first realized that this is what I wanted to do for a living.
It's probably why I'm a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form, and I grew up around people who told stories all the time.
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