“I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again.” IfsFeelsWritingStoriesHomeMightNovelAriseNervousShort StoryAnxiousBad TimesConsecutiveWriting ShortWriting Short Stories Author:Charles Baxter
“I prefer short stories, but publishers would, of course, rather that writers produce novels, since novels are still more commercially viable.” StillsStoriesCoursesNovelProduceShort StoryPublishers Author:Charles Baxter
“A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unseen.” WritingNovelDetailsInstanceCollectionsPlotUnseenLuminousUnsaidSummary Book:The art of subtext: beyond plot Source: The art of subtext: beyond plot
