My perfect day would be to go on a picnic up Mt. Wilson with Christopher Isherwood, Greta Garbo, Aldous Huxley, and Bertrand Russell. Janet Fitch aldousbertrandchristopher Change image and share on social
The thing that makes vivid writing is when the reader is in the body of the story, the body of the character. Things smell like something; there's weather, there's texture, there's light. Janet Fitch bodycharacterlight Change image and share on social
Dostoevsky was my literary idol for a long time. Janet Fitch dostoevskyidolliterary Change image and share on social
Anytime you work with materials that are deep parts of yourself, you feel revulsion at showing things about yourself that you don't want people to know. Janet Fitch anytimedeepfeel Change image and share on social
I use my fiction to explore my own unconscious issues. I usually don't even know what's going on with me until I'm writing. That doesn't mean my books are autobiographical. Janet Fitch autobiographicalbookexplore Change image and share on social
While out on the perimeter, women discovered the freedom of badlands. They were curiously free to invent, without having to liberate themselves from the forms and rewards of the cultural norm. Janet Fitch badlandculturalcuriously Change image and share on social
I kept sending out stories and getting rejected. Janet Fitch rejectsendstory Change image and share on social
Your protagonist is your reader's portal into the story. The more observant he or she can be, the more vivid will be the world you're creating. They don't have to be super-educated, they just have to be mentally active. Keep them looking, thinking, wondering, remembering. Janet Fitch activecreateeducate share on social
You start realizing that good prose is crunchy. There's texture in your mouth as you say it. You realize bad writing, bland writing, has no texture, no taste, no corners in your mouth. I'm a great believer in reading aloud. Janet Fitch aloudbadbeliever share on social