Readers who claim a preference for short-form over long often tell me it's because they don't have time to commit to a book-length chunk of writing. Lynn Coady bookchunkclaim Change image and share on social
It's a moral absolute: If you are going to make a human being, you have a fundamental responsibility to that person - to honestly disclose exactly who they are and where they come from. Lynn Coady absolutedisclosefundamental Change image and share on social
Do not make the writer stand behind a podium. Anything but. A podium reeks of the lecture hall. A music stand, on the other hand, is nicely minimal and lends the writer - who usually needs all the help s/he can get - a musician's second-hand cool-factor. Lynn Coady coolfactorhall share on social
I know what the Giller nominee effect is, but we'll see what the next level is. Lynn Coady effectgillerlevel Change image and share on social
I'm no atheist - I'm lazy. I really do like hassle-free Sunday mornings. I have a problem with organized religion, so I've simply opted out. Live and let live, I figure. Lynn Coady atheistfigurefree Change image and share on social
I avoid writing about sex out of a certainty that no matter how grown up and matter-of-fact I might try to be, there is a snickering yet nun-terrorized 12-year-old-boy inside me who would at some point be certain to grab the reins in his hairy palms. Lynn Coady avoidboycertainty share on social
When you're not sure your anger is justified, the thing to do is ask yourself exactly where it's coming from. Lynn Coady angercomejustify Change image and share on social
As a novelist, you have to pick your battles. You are tired. You have begun to experience the first ominous tinglings of carpal tunnel syndrome. You wake up in the middle of the night with both hands lying across your chest like a couple of plucked bird carcasses, dead of all sensation. Lynn Coady battlebeginbird share on social
One day it hit me: Truest friends, God bless their hearts, could not care less. They love you, they're pleased you're getting married and, ultimately, they don't give a fig how you get it done. Lynn Coady blesscareday Change image and share on social
Here it is, 2011, and I feel zero shame when I tell you I would like to marry my smartphone. It is a handful of pure delight. Lynn Coady delightfeelhandful Change image and share on social
