Most people use twenty verbs to describe everything from a run in their stocking to the explosion of an atomic bomb. Janet Fitch atomicbombdescribe Change image and share on social
As an undergraduate, I had not studied literature - I was a history major. Janet Fitch historyliteraturemajor Change image and share on social
It's a lot to expect of yourself, to write a novel in a year. Anyway, you don't write a novel, you write a scene, and then another scene. Janet Fitch expectlotscene Change image and share on social
Amazon is a marvelous conglomeration and delivery system for products of every imaginable function. But the book 'business' is really not the same as the sale of lawn rakes or adapters for telephones. Janet Fitch adapteramazonbook Change image and share on social
I think that Oprah's on a mission to improve the lives of the average American in various ways. And one of them is to bring literature to people who would normally not be quite as demanding in their reading tastes, to show them writing that can be more than just entertainment. Janet Fitch americanaveragebring share on social
For me, I'd rather be the inventive one, and if something doesn't work, I'll go back to the workshop, put it on the bench, and pound on it for awhile. Janet Fitch awhilebackbench Change image and share on social
I just wanted to live in books and in movies. Janet Fitch booklivemovie Change image and share on social
A terrific exercise is to take a paragraph of someone's writing who has a really strong style, and using their structure, substitute your own words for theirs, and see how they achieved their effects. Janet Fitch achieveeffectexercise Change image and share on social
My mother had been a solitary chef. It was her recreation and her escape. Janet Fitch chefescapemother Change image and share on social
It's your flaws, not your strengths, that go down in the depths of your books. You're exposed, like dreaming you're naked in a public building. Janet Fitch bookbuilddepth Change image and share on social