My father gave me Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' when I was in junior high; my junior high, angst-filled soul responded to that. Janet Fitch angstcrimedostoevsky Change image and share on social
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
I send all my short fiction to 'Ontario Review' because Joyce Carol Oates is associate editor there, and I think she's fantastic. Janet Fitch associatecaroleditor Change image and share on social
When working on your own, you can make a choice and find out six months later that you made a bad choice. But when you work with people you trust, who understand your obsessions, you can take risks. Janet Fitch badchoicefind Change image and share on social
Women writers specifically... are the ultimate outsiders. Janet Fitch outsiderspecificallyultimate Change image and share on social
My house is modern, but I like my writing room to be old fashioned. I write on a little wooden secretary desk. Janet Fitch deskfashionhouse Change image and share on social
I despise places where you have to have an assigned seat. Makes me feel like I'm at the airport. Janet Fitch airportassigndespise 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
I have a hard time with abstractions. I always go to the personal. Janet Fitch abstractionhardpersonal Change image and share on social
