8th April 2017 | for Creatives | artist integrity, writing, reaching your audience, writer-reader relationship, storytelling, Denise Duhamel |
"A lot of people tell me their stories because they think they know mine, and in a way, it's very gratifying. The more inward you become, the more universal you become."
"Just write the stories you want to write. If you are writing about authentic characters, we (agents, then editors, then readers) will care."
What is success in the 21st century? It's novels that invent their own unique form, spring from a personal place, enact a passionate intent, and prove it by reaching a broad readership. It's both great reviews and great sales. It's moving hearts and changing minds. It's winning accolades and winning the devotion of readers. It's finding a way through your fiction to convey what you alone see, yet we all come to accept as the truth.
"At the end of the day, that's what keeps them reading: you giving the story (and by proxy, the reader) all you've got to give."
"The reader will forgive you anything except lying."
"Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive."
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