I think that sharpens the intention of a scene and clarifies a story's arc. Of course, I don't seek the questions until after I've written a scene - …

- Edan Lepucki

have a much harder time writing stories than novels. I need the expansiveness of a novel and the propulsive energy it provides. When I think about sc…

- Edan Lepucki

I suppose that it's my impulse to mine, as a writer, these scary parts of ourselves and the world.

- Edan Lepucki

I was interested in writing about gender in this future world where progress has not only halted but turned backward. On another note, sometimes the …

- Edan Lepucki

I tossed off a mention of the pirates early on. And they became integral to the backstory. Sometimes now I imagine them in the woods. They scare me. …

- Edan Lepucki

I did a lot of this through writing flashbacks. Many of the flashbacks took place at Cal's school and I eventually cut them because they didn't seem …

- Edan Lepucki

The messiness [in my books] is nothing like an Atwood novel. For me, the deeper subjects are secrets versus intimacy, and how both beget safety but a…

- Edan Lepucki

Oh my goodness, I hate camping. I am like Frida times 1,000. I have always been attracted to wilderness stories, à la the movie Badlands, when Sissy …

- Edan Lepucki

California seemed to me to be all about secrets and the need for safety. And this leads to this thematic messiness I'm still trying to figure out wha…

- Edan Lepucki