I first started writing fiction in college because I was attracted to beautiful sentences. I loved to read them. I wanted to write them. Karen Thompson Walker attractbeautifulcollege Change image and share on social
I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write. Karen Thompson Walker amazebookfeel Change image and share on social
I like to edit my sentences as I write them. I rearrange a sentence many times before moving on to the next one. For me, that editing process feels like a form of play, like a puzzle that needs solving, and it's one of the most satisfying parts of writing. Karen Thompson Walker editfeltform share on social
A good story, just like a good sentence, does more than one job at once. That's what literature is: a story that does more than tell a story, a story that manages to reflect in some way the multilayered texture of life itself. Karen Thompson Walker goodjoblife share on social
The books I love most are the ones that combine some sort of gripping story with really beautiful or stylish writing. Some of my favorites are 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy, 'The Virgin Suicides' by Jeffrey Eugenides, 'The Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri, and 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago. Karen Thompson Walker beautifulblindnessbook share on social
I love conventional apocalypse movies. In movies, I like to be with the president, or the scientist trying to solve the problem, but that's not the kind of fiction that I like to read. Karen Thompson Walker apocalypseconventionalfiction Change image and share on social
I left my job in the fall, and now I can set my life up around writing instead of squeezing writing into my day; it's amazing to have that time, and I feel very lucky. Karen Thompson Walker amazedayfall Change image and share on social
Sentences or solutions occur to me in the shower, or while running on the treadmill, or riding on the subway. Karen Thompson Walker occurriderun Change image and share on social