“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
“Short story characters, mine anyway, are usually driven by impulse, not so much by their histories and the choices that they have to make.” CharacterStoriesChoicesMinesDrivenImpulseShort Story Author:Charles Baxter
