(Perfect for fans to quote me …
some day in the future.)
1. Why the hard work? Writers
are doing God’s job. The best part is not that they could get lost in a world
they created out of nowhere, but knowing that other people, strangers included,
are also able to see it. I call this “magic”.
2. A short story can only have
two types of beginnings. Something has gone wrong and the solution isn’t
obvious, or everything looks right with the looming possibility of messing up one
of them. In fact, the two aren’t that different.
3. A good book should serve two
purposes simultaneously: consolation and provocation. That is, let readers know
what they think, how they feel, and why they make certain decisions are common
and sharable by others. Meanwhile, show them what they have missed, what deserve
a second thought, and what could have happened other ways. Lacking either
aspect would weaken the strength of the other.
4. Creativity happens at those
moments that would have been boring otherwise, like traveling on an airplane
with electronics turned off or lying in bed at night when you are fully awake.
5. Kids get cranky on an
airplane because they don’t appreciate how we fly over continents by sitting
still in tiny seats.
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