“What's invaluable about actually going to the places you want to write about are the random accidental things that happen. Random, accidental detail is the best way to make a setting convincing. You can of course invent your own random details, and sometimes I will also mash up real incidents.” WayWantWritingRealSometimesHappensCoursesDetailsSettingBest WaySettingsConvincingIncidentsInvaluableMash Up Author:Zachary Lazar
“I try to do as little as possible without looking like an idiot. Research is fun and easy. Writing is hard. So I try not to let the research become an excuse to not do the writing part.” WritingTryingLittlesHardFunEasyResearchExcuseIdiot Author:Zachary Lazar
“In hindsight, I must have been looking for a way to write about Jewishness that somehow managed to minimize irony and self-deprecation.” WayWritingHas BeensSelfIronyHindsightSelf Deprecation Author:Zachary Lazar
