![]() ![]() As you point out, I give many bits of advice, and you could end up correcting your piece to death. It’s true that that makes for a very long process. I do not economize on the number of readings-even for a novel. Is there a way to economize on the number of readings? Do you have a strategy for checking all those things as you read? As a reader, it’s difficult to focus on all those things in only one or two read-throughs, but at some point, too many readings would become problematic-especially for a novel-length work. And you warn against other potential flaws: filters, linking verbs, flashback, underdeveloped characters, and so forth. ![]() Here she talks with Shop Talk contributing editor Carol Saller.ĬS: In Writing Fiction you suggest a number of questions to ask about a manuscript when revising: is there unnecessary summary, is it original, is it clear, etc. Lawton Distinguished Professor Emerita at Florida State University and winner of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Humanities Council. Her book Writing Fiction (10th ed., University of Chicago Press, 2019) is the most widely used creative writing text in America. Janet Burroway is the author of plays, poems, children’s books, a memoir, and eight novels, most recently Bridge of Sand. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |