I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane. Jonathan Lethem arrowbeginbook Change image and share on social
I never take any notes or draw charts or make elaborate diagrams, but I hold an image of the shape of a book in my head and work from that mental hologram. Jonathan Lethem bookchartdiagram Change image and share on social
I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts. Jonathan Lethem boundaryconfusecontext Change image and share on social
I work on a laptop specifically so I can work in cafes and pretend I'm part of the human world. Jonathan Lethem cafehumanlaptop Change image and share on social
I got into underground comics fairly early on and kind of wandered away from the superhero stuff, but I was an art student and I was drawing a lot as a kid. Jonathan Lethem artcomicdraw Change image and share on social
The book is openly a kind of spiritual autobiography, but the trick is that on any other level it's a kind of insane collage of fragments of memory. Jonathan Lethem autobiographybookcollage Change image and share on social
I plan less and less. It's a great benefit of writing lots, that you get good at holding long narratives in your head like a virtual space. Jonathan Lethem benefitgoodgreat Change image and share on social
I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way. Jonathan Lethem allowanymorebook share on social
I learned to write fiction the way I learned to read fiction - by skipping the parts that bored me. Jonathan Lethem borefictionlearn Change image and share on social
