“That being said, if you slept with me and are filled with shame at the possibility of the world knowing, then you should have considered that before you hopped into bed with a writer.” IfsWorldShouldSaidKnowingPossibilityBedShould HaveShameFilled Author:Kevin Keck
“It all depends on what I'm working on and if there is a deadline involved. Anything that's headed toward a magazine or newspaper is hacked out on the computer; that's a matter of efficiency. I write longer pieces of prose on a typewriter because the act of retyping it for the computer is a useful tactic for revision. Poems tend to be written longhand.” IfsWritingMatterPiecesWrittenDependsInvolvedComputerNewspapersMagazinesProseEfficiencyTacticsDeadlineTypewritersRevisionHacked Author:Kevin Keck
“Energy seems to be the more critical of those two variables, because if I'm really feeling the push/pull to write, then I'll make the time.” IfsWritingTwoFeelingsSeemsEnergyCriticalVariables Author:Kevin Keck
“What I need to write is a complicated equation. Maybe if I knew I'd be one of those writers, one of the steady ones. I rest upon my assertion that there has to be some balance of energy, or, failing a balance, a focused intensity of ALL energy. I've experienced both, I suppose.” IfsNeedsWritingEnergyFailingBalanceComplicatedFocusedIntensitySteadyEquationsAssertion Author:Kevin Keck
“Most writers are lazy intellectuals, and it's a goddamn shame because a writer with an audience has a moral responsibility to make readers think about the world in a different way than what they're used to. Why else would you pick up a book if not to inhabit another realm of existence for a while?” IfsThinkingWorldWayBookDifferentUsedExistenceResponsibilityMoralAudienceReaderPicksShameDifferent WaysRealmsLazyMoral Responsibility Author:Kevin Keck
“Not every story lends itself tonally to humor, so you have to navigate that territory properly. You can put a humorous spin on anything, really, if you know what you're doing, but it's not always desirable to have your reader laughing on every page.” IfsKnowsStoriesLaughingReaderPagesHumorousTerritoryDesirableNavigate Author:Kevin Keck
“If you're trying to convey a crucial emotional truth, you have to be in total control of the emotional pacing of the story, and if you can only strike one note in terms of tone then you're going to be quite limited as a writer.” IfsTryingStoriesTermEmotionalNotesStrikesToneCrucialPacing Author:Kevin Keck
