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Subscribe nowIn 1954, Ralph Ellison told the Paris Review* that a character's development must proceed through three states: from purpose, through passion, to perception^. The beauty…
Read MoreIn 1955, Georges Simenon said the following to the Paris Review*. "...Instead of writing just the story, in this chapter I tried to give a…
Read MoreHere are two sentences: A. The man stood in front of me holding the gun. B. The veins in his neck bulged as he stood…
Read MoreInterviewer: How much should you write a day? Hemingway: The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know…
Read MoreWhat are we trying to do as writers of story, especially long-form story? I recently read an interview Joyce Cary gave to The Paris Review…
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