“As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in a very specific way. Writing fiction, I never made use of experiences immediately as they happened. I needed to let things fester in my memory, mature and transmogrify into something meaningful.” WayWritingMadeUseMemoriesFictionHappenedNeededMy FamilyMeaningfulNovelistsMatureWriting Fiction Author:Ayelet Waldman
“...But I don't think I'm the only person who is tired of books and movies full of paper-doll characters you don't care about, who have no self-respect and no respect for anybody or any institution....And I don't want to sound preachy or Victorian, but I'm tired of amorality in fiction and in real life. Immorality is a fascinating human dilemma that creates suspense for the readers and tension for the characters, but where is the tension in an amoral situation? When people have no personal code, nothing is threatening and nothing is meaningful.” PeopleThinkingWantWritingHumansPersonsBookRealSelfCharacterCareSoundFictionSituationReaderPaperInstitutionsTiredDon't CareMeaningfulReal LifeSuspenseCodeTensionSelf RespectFascinatingThreateningDollsDilemmaI'm TiredImmoralityVictorianNo RespectBooks And MoviesAmorality Author:Olive Ann Burns
“I think what people really want is fiction that in some tiny way makes their life more meaningful and makes the world seem like a richer place. The world is awfully short on joy and richness, and I think to some extent it’s the fiction writer’s job to salvage some of that and to give it to us in ways that we can believe in.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantGivingBelieveSeemsJobsJoyFictionTinyMeaningfulRichnessFiction WritersSalvage Author:Wells Tower
“Unless your aim is to deceive, there's not a meaningful distinction between memoir and fiction. They're marketing categories.” FictionAimMarketingMeaningfulMemoirDistinctionCategoriesDeceiving Author:Emily Gould
“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