I realized there might be monetary or financial reasons to jump in and write a 'Winter's Bone Retriumphs' or something, and nobody would object to me doing that in publishing. But it would be a waste of my time, and they always take a little longer than you thought they would take. Daniel Woodrell bonefinancialjump share on social
There's an overlap between social-realist fiction and crime fiction - a sweet spot there. Daniel Woodrell crimefictionoverlap Change image and share on social
I have always loved short stories. I have been at least as influenced by the short story masters as I have been by novelists. Daniel Woodrell influencelovemaster Change image and share on social
I was basically raised to look for chances to get even with several families for stuff that happened 30 or 40 years before I was born. Daniel Woodrell basicallybearchance Change image and share on social
We'd been living in the Arkansas Ozarks, then the Missouri Ozarks, because it is so inexpensive and does have natural wonders, but we shuffled things and moved to San Francisco, the corner of Dashiell Hammett and Pine. Daniel Woodrell arkansascornerdashiell share on social
I'm always writing about character first. Plot, such as it is, comes from the characters. Daniel Woodrell characterplotwrite Change image and share on social
I felt like a number of things in me as a writer just clicked. Daniel Woodrell clickfeltnumb Change image and share on social
I am well aware that the writers of New York, London, and Toronto are more readily noticed, though the shadowy and potent Ozarks Literary Cabal does what it can for me, then nightly joins me for dinner and calls me 'honey.' Daniel Woodrell awarecabalcall share on social
I tell the story by feel most of the time, and I am not much given to labyrinthian digressions but seem to be naturally drawn to compression and pace, and the feelings come about on their own. Daniel Woodrell compressiondigressiondraw Change image and share on social
If you don't allow yourself to change from book to book - take chances - it turns into a dullish job with no health benefits or pension plan and only intermittent paychecks. Daniel Woodrell benefitbookchance Change image and share on social
