Society isn't good at dealing with people who have something concrete to feel guilty about or who are dealing with a loss. Darin Strauss concretedealfeel Change image and share on social
I consider myself a Jewish writer - even if my characters frequently are not Jewish - in the same way, I guess, that I consider myself a Jewish man, even though I don't often attend shul. Darin Strauss attendcharacterfrequently Change image and share on social
I got a job writing for a financial technology newsletter in Manhattan. I didn't even understand what I was writing about. The newsletter had, like, 2,000 subscribers, and it was $700 a year for a subscription. Darin Strauss 000financialjob share on social
When you write fiction, you have an ideal reader in your mind who's sort of you but smarter. Darin Strauss fictionidealmind Change image and share on social
In order for a narrative to work, the primary character should have a concrete desire - a need that drives her story - and the story's writer should make this goal known to the reader pretty early in the narrative. Darin Strauss characterconcretedesire share on social
I went to Aspen right after school and got a freelance gig writing articles for the 'Aspen Times.' I was their nightlife correspondent. They paid me fifty bucks an article. Darin Strauss articleaspenbuck Change image and share on social
In Minneapolis, I learned that there are more theaters per square mile than in any U.S. city but New York, and we also had great Midwestern beef in our salads in a plaza overlooking the national headquarters of Target, Inc. Darin Strauss beefcitygreat share on social
You get a bad review with a novel, and it hurts. But I imagine if you get a bad review with a memoir, it hurts more because you can always say, 'Well, they didn't like my characters,' but when you're the character, it's like, 'Oh, yeah, they actually didn't like me.' Darin Strauss badcharacterhurt share on social
To a lot of us, literature's eternal significance had seemed beyond arguing - like, say, the illegality of government-sponsored torture. Darin Strauss argueeternalgovernment Change image and share on social
Constant rejection. No security. Career paths being dictated by freelance reviewers. And of course, the terror of the writing desk, of the blank page. Why is it so hard for our non-writer friends to understand this - that it's a job? Darin Strauss blankcareerconstant share on social