“The ways in which a standardized language test induces storytelling, for example, is the opposite of creative writing; you have to learn a logical way to start a story, whereas in creative writing you may begin at the end or begin at the middle of the story.” WayWritingMayEndsStoriesLanguageCreativeMiddleExampleTestsOppositesStorytellingLogicalCreative Writing Author:Alejandro Zambra
“I don't have any doubts that I need writing. I need it personally because this is the way I think.” ThinkingWayNeedsWritingDoubt Author:Alejandro Zambra
“For me, writing is a way of finding out about things I didn't know before I began writing.” KnowsWayWritingFindings Author:Alejandro Zambra
“I am still trying to find out things. And I inevitably tell myself the story in different ways every time I think about it.” ThinkingWayTryingStillsDifferentStoriesDifferent Ways Author:Alejandro Zambra