“I began to see, again and again, stories that were first confusing and second where the emotional impact was muted because the big scene came before the explanation of what was going on. There was a reverse chronological order as well as a concealment of what exactly was going on. I think often that comes out of the fear of being boring, and sometimes I think it's just an attempt to seem clever.” ThinkingFirstsWellsSometimesStoriesBigsSeemsOrderEmotionalSceneImpactBoringCleverExplanationAgain And AgainReverseConfusingConcealment Author:Alice Mattison
“Sometimes indirect style and varying chronology is great, but quite often I've seen it be just something that gets in the way. It turns out when I talk to the writer that she or he, and more often it's a woman, that she's worried.” WaySometimesTurnsStyleWorriedIndirectChronology Author:Alice Mattison
“Sometimes people want to know how to write a story from the point of view of a murderer and make her sympathetic. I think the answer is that you start by having her look for her car keys, because everybody knows what it's like.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantWritingLooksSometimesStoriesAnswersViewsKnow HowCarKeysPoint Of ViewMurdererSympatheticCar Keys Author:Alice Mattison
“Sometimes it's interesting to see what people who have too much control need to do to write freely.” PeopleNeedsWritingSometimesInterestingToo Much Author:Alice Mattison
“I actually think it's sometimes easier for the control freaks to let loose.” ThinkingSometimesEasierFreakControl Freak Author:Alice Mattison
“In many cultures, women are sometimes literally kept from learning to read or from going to school.” SometimesSchoolCultureLearning To Read Author:Alice Mattison
“Writers sometimes are paid a great deal of money, but much more frequently they're not paid or are paid only a little bit.” LittlesSometimesBitsDealsLittle BitPaid Author:Alice Mattison