“For me, the shaping of the story is more important than accuracy.” ImportantStoriesAccuracy Author:Pam Houston
“There's this great Ron Carlson story, "A Note on the Type," and it's about this guy who keeps escaping from prison. He's really good at escaping, but he gets caught all the time, because he can't stop writing his name on underpasses where he's running from the law. And there's this whole beautiful paragraph about how to run is to write. And, you know, it's obviously about the writer's life.” KnowsWritingWholeStoriesRunningBeautifulLawGuyNamesTypePrisonNotesCaughtThis GuyEscapingParagraphCarlson Author:Pam Houston
“I always tell my students, about the biggest baddest things in life you must try to write small and light, save the big writing for the unexpected tiny thing that always makes or breaks a story.” WritingTryingStoriesBigsLightBreakStudentsTinyUnexpectedThings In LifeMake Or BreakTiny Things Author:Pam Houston
