“It's a scary thing for fiction writers, when you're always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different.” WritingDifferentViewsFictionScaryPoint Of ViewFiction WritersScary Things Author:Alice Mattison
“I think we need to develop the courage to write from the viewpoint of people who may seem quite different from ourselves, who might have a different sexual orientation or a different race or a different ethnicity.” PeopleThinkingNeedsWritingMayDifferentSeemsMightRaceOrientationViewpointsEthnicityDifferent Races Author:Alice Mattison
“For some people, it's very easy to be spontaneous and they can pour out the most wonderful stuff. But it's really hard to exert control over it, to think, 'Well, this could be different. This could go in the opposite order, there could be more here and less there.' For other people, it's much easier to have rules and a methodology, but much harder to let loose and allow their feelings to come pouring out on the page. They're more shy or they're just more distant from their emotions. I think everybody starts with one or the other.” PeopleThinkingWellsDifferentHardFeelingsOrderEasyStuffEmotionWonderfulEasierPagesOppositesHarderShyOver ItSpontaneousPouringMethodologyBe Spontaneous Author:Alice Mattison
“When I've taught writing to five, six, and seven year olds, it's not very different than talking to an adult writer. They're writers then, and when they get to be young teenagers they're not anymore. You might go and talk to them about writing, and they'll be very self-conscious or will have detached themselves from the group.” WritingYearsDifferentSelfMightYoungTalkingFiveGroupsTaughtSixConsciousAdultsSevenTeenagerSeven YearsSelf ConsciousDetachedBe Young Author:Alice Mattison
“There are so many different ways, most of them helpful and legal, to get yourself into a state of mind where writing is possible. It's going to be different for each person.” WayWritingMindPersonsDifferentStatesDifferent WaysHelpfulState Of Mind Author:Alice Mattison