“I don't beat at the details, but I do always keep in mind that anything that isn't A) moving the story forward or B) enlarging my understanding of the central characters has to be sacrificed. I have huge folders of details - research - with a story like Netherlands. Only a very small part of it gets used. The old iceberg analogy again.” MindCharacterStoriesMovingUsedUnderstandingHugeBeatsResearchDetailsAnalogiesSmall PartsIcebergNetherlandsFolders Author:Jim Shepard
“I'm tempted to do everything. And sometimes I think, "Oh, come on. You can stick that detail somewhere."” ThinkingSometimesSticksDetailsTempted Author:Jim Shepard
