I delivered Chinese food on Long island, which is pretty depressing. I lived with my parents and did that for six months. I got a job a few towns over from mine so I wouldn't have to see people from my high school. Darin Strauss chinesedeliverdepress share on social
Too much contemporary fiction seems purposefully to address small things in small ways. And yet why not try for the all-inclusive, the gripping, for the audacious? Darin Strauss addressaudaciouscontemporary Change image and share on social
My training and my inclination is to invent. Darin Strauss inclinationinventtrain Change image and share on social
A subplot is a distinguishing characteristic of the novel; the short story, for example, does not need subplots. Darin Strauss characteristicdistinguishshort Change image and share on social
V. S. Pritchett was one of the most admired, fun, talked-about writers of the 20th century: he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his work with prose. He was born in 1900, wrote till he died in 1997, and has been tidily forgotten ever since. This is a real shame. Darin Strauss 20thadmirebear share on social
The starkest rejection letter might be followed by a million-dollar advance. Don't let rejection start to look the same as failure. Darin Strauss advancedollarfailure Change image and share on social
In each scene, the writer sets up a situation, which brings a conflict as well as either a small victory or a loss at the close of that particular scene. Darin Strauss bringcloseconflict Change image and share on social
Not to be too 'Tale of Two Cities' about it, but I find writing a memoir easier than writing fiction, and more difficult. Darin Strauss citydifficulteasy Change image and share on social
Even the best novels have their share of stinker lines. Darin Strauss linenovelshare Change image and share on social
