“So many of the stories are about perspective and viewpoint. It's not just about seeing and revelation. The idea of having many different stories from many different perspectives has something to do with me trying to deal with the impossibility of having a wide enough view to say anything really convincing on that scale.” TryingIdeasDifferentEnoughStoriesViewsDealsSeeingPerspectiveWideScalesRevelationsSay AnythingImpossibilityConvincingViewpointsDifferent Perspective Author:Lucy Corin
“The short story is so much about inevitability and this feeling that things always had to be this one way, and I wanted the apocalypses to blow that idea apart. I hope it feels that way. I hope the book invites people to read the stories in order and then, if they feel like it, maybe not read them in order the next time.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsBookIdeasStoriesFeelingsWantedOrderNextBlowOne WayShort StoryInvitesNext TimeApocalypseInevitability Author:Lucy Corin
“The story, I like to say and remember, is always smarter than you—there will be patterns of theme, image, and idea that are much savvier and more complex than what you could come up with on your own. Find them with your marking pens as they emerge in your drafts. Become a student of your work in progress. Look for what your material is telling you about your material. Every aspect of a story has its own story.” LooksIdeasStoriesRememberProgressStudentsMaterialsAspectComplexesPatternsCome UpThemePensSmarterWork In Progress Author:Lucy Corin
