“I think fatalism and redemption are themes that help a reader organize and eventually "own" a story or character. Writing them, I just want them to be real, and in reality I don't think events are thematic until in retrospect, if ever.” ThinkingWritingRealCharacterHelpingRealityRedemptionBeing RealOrganizeFatalism Author:Linden MacIntyre
“Not working in journalism enables full attention to writing projects, which is good. But I miss the benefits of daily contact with people who are younger, energetic, engaged. And the necessary involvement with people and places and situations that enrich the imagination. I miss the enforced encounters with unusual projections of reality.” PeopleWritingRealityImaginationAttentionSituationMissingJournalismUnusualInvolvementEnergetic Author:Linden MacIntyre