“My own sense is that fiction is inching its way over to join poetry on the cultural margin. It's an area of passionate concern for me, as for many people, but it's nowhere near as central to the culture as it used to be.” PeopleWayUsedCultureMy OwnFictionAreasConcernPassionateUsed To BeMargins Author:Matthew Specktor
“Jay-Z isn't actually any better than James Joyce even though more people understand him. I'm more interested in what's meaningful within the lives of individuals. And fiction will always be central to the lives of certain people, which is all that matters.” PeopleMatterCertainIndividualFictionMeaningfulJoyce Author:Matthew Specktor
“I sometimes get asked if I think about film stuff while I'm writing fiction, and the answer is, of course not.” IfsThinkingWritingSometimesFilmCoursesStuffAnswersFictionWriting Fiction Author:Matthew Specktor
“Much to my surprise, there's a sense for people in the cable industry that fiction writers might actually be good at script writing. You can write dialogue!” PeopleWritingMightFictionIndustrySurpriseScriptsBe GoodDialogueCablesFiction Writers Author:Matthew Specktor
