Familiar Characters
The author of Short War contemplates the rewards of modeling minor characters on real people.
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The author of Short War contemplates the rewards of modeling minor characters on real people.
“I wanted to write female friendship in a way that felt honest to me.” —Christine Kandic Torres, author of The Girls in Queens
“Trust yourself and your own vision for your work.” —Blake Sanz, author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling
“I wanted to articulate and be honest to the emotion of grief.” —Eugene Lim, author of Search History
“It was a fever dream process of creation.” —Casey Plett, author of A Dream of a Woman
“Show up no matter what so your writing knows you are there.” —Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of Savage Tongues
“Eventually, like a banner, the imagination unfurls itself.” —Jo Ann Beard, author of Festival Days
“I write four hours or one thousand words a day, whichever comes first.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Committed
“It was a bit of an exorcism.” —Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby
“Writing is supposed to be fun. Enjoy yourself.” —Kyle McCarthy, author Everyone Knows How Much I Love You