Hi WriteByNighters,
In the winter issue of the Paris Review there's an interview with George Saunders that I've been thinking about all week.
He's always a good interview, insightful and eloquent one moment, quick-witted and succinct the next. About his own approach to writing, he says "Try to be funny, don't let the reader tune out, don't suck."
Sounds about right.
For this week's blog post I thought I'd pick out a few of my favorite passages from this interview and see where they take us. I settled on five, including this one: "The way you're going to be charming on the page is going to have some resemblance to the way you're charming in
person."
Do you find that to be true of your own work?
How about this: "[Writing is] like being a plumber but every time you show up, the pipes are made of different materials and transport different types of liquid and you're given weird new tools. And you're drunk."
I love this guy.
Even if you don't, I'm hoping that at least one of the passages in the post will speak to you in some way and make you think about your own writing and your own approach to craft.
And if they do, let's spark a conversation in the comments.
