I gave up writing for seven years (very biblical) and picked it up again, still clueless and still seeking the exotic, when I was twenty-one. David Bergen biblicalcluelessexotic Change image and share on social
The IMPAC is a terribly important award. David Bergen awardimpacimportant 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
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
I think a construction project for me is like writing a novel. I can't do the project unless I can envision sort of the whole structure and see what the end result might be. David Bergen constructionendenvision Change image and share on social
Failure is essential. Trial and error is necessary. David Bergen erroressentialfailure Change image and share on social
That's the novelist's job: to peel back the layers and look underneath. David Bergen backjoblayer 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
As a writer, I'm always aware of the fact that there are so many books out there. David Bergen awarebookfact Change image and share on social
