“I had a teacher once who said, "If you are going to write fiction, you should only read poetry." I have always been interested in the writers who care about their sentences and who really work on that level. I have always said that I hate writing, I love revision. So, the language is really important to me. And the comedy and the horror that come out of the language.” WritingImportantCareHateLanguageComedyTeacherHorrorI Hate Author:Sam Lipsyte
“One of my big revelations was that nobody cares whether you write your novel or not. They want you to be happy. Your parents want you to have health insurance. Your friends want you to be a good friend. But everyone’s thinking about their own problems and nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, ‘Boy, I sure hope Sam finishes that chapter and gets one step closer to his dream of being a working writer.’ Nobody does that. If you want to write, it has to come from you. If you don’t want to write, that’s great. Go do something else. That was a very liberating moment for me.” IfsThinkingWantWritingDoeMomentsProblemDreamBigsCareParentStepsBoysMorningNovelWake UpRevelationsChaptersGood FriendLiberatingNobody Cares Author:Sam Lipsyte
“Write what you know. Write what you don't know. But most of all, write what you'd rather not know.” KnowsWriting Author:Sam Lipsyte
“Wesley Stace has always been the only genuinely gifted fiction writer who also happens to be a rock star, but Wonderkid is the book he was born to write. And if you prefer your novels brazen, poignant and hilarious, as I do, you were born to read it. Like a great show, this will stay with you long after the last cymbal crash and power strum.” IfsWritingLongBookShowsHappensLastsStarsBornFictionNovelRocksCrashGiftedRock StarFiction WritersPoignantBrazenCymbals Author:Sam Lipsyte
