A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher. David Bergen absolutelyeditormentor Change image and share on social
At the age of twenty, having published nothing and having had little guidance in my reading, I decided that I wanted to write. David Bergen agedecideguidance Change image and share on social
Though I loved books as a young boy, I loved sports even more. I wanted to be a quarterback in the CFL. David Bergen bookboycfl Change image and share on social
I may not have written the stories that I've written if I hadn't ended up in Niverville. I don't know; I don't know. How can you know? David Bergen endhaveniverville Change image and share on social
I like characters who are contradictory. David Bergen charactercontradictory Change image and share on social
Invite characters of surprising and moral character, or at least those who grapple with what is right or those who make decisions that shock. David Bergen characterdecisiongrapple Change image and share on social
I was a big reader of Zane Grey as a young boy, and so horses and the West figured large in my imagination. David Bergen bigboyfigure Change image and share on social
In my brief writing life, it means I am still lucky that I have at least one more novel to complete. I do not expect that a story will arrive just because it is time to write another novel. It doesn't happen that way. David Bergen arrivecompleteexpect share on social
Every year, the Giller jury is different. You write the best book you can and throw it out there. David Bergen bookgillerjury Change image and share on social
An editor is an accomplice, looking in from the outside. That objective view is essential. We don't write in a vacuum, and we don't publish in a vacuum. David Bergen accompliceeditoressential Change image and share on social
