I make things up and write them down. I hope one day someone will read them and believe me, and then print out a copy for someone else to read. Until then, would you believe me if I told you
A simple one: it has to work orally. In other words, people have to be able to get it hearing it and hearing it only once. Description isn’t usually a good choice. Dialogue or a scene with action works best.
- Yann Martel, when asked, “What criteria do you use to determine which sections of your book that you present at a public reading?”
(Source: arts.nationalpost.com)
Big Think posed the question “How do you deal with bad reviews?” to Yann Martel.
Visit Big Think… there are some interesting interviews with other writers and the like.
Hide yo kids. Hide yo wives.
To quote a friend:
“Yeap, there is a reason why golf and baseball only require one ball.”
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