“Writing is hard work, and if anything's true about the process, it's that fact that a good story is hard to find and even trickier to get on paper. What's less romantic than staring alone at a blank screen? And edgy? I've changed the cat little because I didn't know what my characters were going to say next.” IfsKnowsWritingLittlesHardCharacterFactsStoriesNextProcessChangedHard WorkPaperCatScreensStaringBlankGood StoryEdgyI've Changed Author:Adam Johnson
“Where we are from... [s]tories are factual. If a farmer is declared a music virtuoso by the state, everyone had better start calling him maestro. And secretly, he'd be wise to start practicing the piano. For us, the story is more important than the person. If a man and his story are in conflict, it is the man who must change.” IfsMenPersonsImportantStatesStoriesWiseCallingConflictPianoFarmersBeing WiseFactualMaestroVirtuoso Author:Adam Johnson
