“The first fiction I ever wrote was short stories. I was writing short stories in my late teens and early twenties, and I think it's how you teach yourself to write.” ThinkingWritingFirstsStoriesFictionTeachLateTwentiesShort StoryTeensWriting ShortWriting Short Stories Author:Jess Walter
“I wrote short stories for seven years and used to mail them out. You couldn't send them by e-mail. I called them manila boomerangs. I'd seal the self-addressed stamped envelope inside an envelope and I'd mail it off, and it would come back six weeks later with a rejection letter in it.” YearsSelfStoriesUsedWeekSixLettersSevenRejectionShort StoryMailSeven YearsSealsEnvelopesManilaBoomerangRejection Letters Author:Jess Walter
“I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I'm having trouble with the novel I'm writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer's block by always writing something.” IfsWritingTryingStoriesNovelGraceTroubleKeysDrinkOfficeComputerCoffeeBlockCupsSavingTortureShort StoryJournalCoffee CupWriter's BlockSaving Grace Author:Jess Walter
