"Two fallacies that need to be debunked. One is, 'To be a writer you have to get an MFA.' False. Two is, 'If you get an MFA you'll be a published writer.' False."—George Saunders
George Saunders reads a near-sci/fi
story from his latest collection, Tenth of December,
and answers writing questions. Literary circles consider his work to
be outstanding. Maybe worth a look. His advice, at least, seems
sound.
At this reading he talks about editing,
and honoring the readers intelligence to keep a story interesting.
"As a general writing principle, you're main job is to do
something, and then notice it, and then adjust accordingly. And then
notice a thing that you've done, and adjust accordingly. Kind of
rinse, lather, repeat, you know, a million times."
George addresses other questions such
as what makes a good writer, and how a writer approaches truth in
their fiction, “one phrase at a time.”
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