When I'm not writing, I do a lot of research reading on the shape of civilization. Fiction can be a lot of different things... but I feel like it's my job to write about the way things are. Carolyn Chute civilizationfeelfiction Change image and share on social
When I write, I just let my characters go, the way I let life go. Carolyn Chute characterlifewrite Change image and share on social
Because school was so terrible was probably why I was driven to write. Carolyn Chute driveschoolterrible Change image and share on social
I never wanted to be a writer. I still don't. Carolyn Chute wantwriter Change image and share on social
With upper- and middle-class lawns, there's more hidden, whereas with working-class or poor lawns, there's more out to see. It just sits right out there. Very honest. Like the people. Carolyn Chute classhidehonest Change image and share on social
We need to stay together, to spread the truth like religion. It's a lonely, scary road, and we've got to walk it together. Carolyn Chute havelonelyreligion Change image and share on social
Every time I think I know what's right and wrong, I end up being wrong. All I want to do is explore. I want to see what people would do. I say, 'What would this person do in this situation?' and I write it down. I'm not writing manifestos of my political views. Carolyn Chute endexploremanifesto share on social
I like starting projects in January. That's the best time to start something. It's so inward. Carolyn Chute januaryprojectstart Change image and share on social
Sadly I don't work well under restrictions. I need to forget the world and its rules and laws in order to enter the dreamlike flow of the fictional world. So I may be in some bad trouble. Carolyn Chute baddreamlikeenter Change image and share on social
There's no writer's block; there's only distraction. Carolyn Chute blockdistractionwriter Change image and share on social
