“Even while I was working on the novel I would also write short stories as relief, just to be in a wieldier world that could negotiated more easily and more quickly. In the novel, I even changed the narrator from a man to a woman.” MenWorldWritingStoriesNovelChangedReliefShort StoryNarrators Author:Leni Zumas
“In general, teaching writing makes me a far better reader because there's so many ways to write a good sentence or a good story, and as a teacher I'm obliged to consider them all, rather than staying in the safety of my own tendencies.” WayWritingStoriesMy OwnTeacherTeachingReaderSafetySentencesTendenciesStayingObligedGood StoryTeaching Writing Author:Leni Zumas
“In my short stories there's a lot of focus on people successfully and not successfully responding to some sorts of discomforts or instabilities.” PeopleStoriesFocusShort StoryDiscomfortRespondingInstability Author:Leni Zumas
