The one thing I've always done as an author is talk to my publicists. Because they have all the best stories - and they have all the dirt on other, more famous and important writers. They're not supposed to talk about it, but sometimes you can get awesome little tidbits from them. Lynn Coady authorawesomedirt share on social
Audience participation can often inject a dose of adrenalin into your average dial-tone literary reading, especially if a handful of audience-members are mentally unhinged, and let's face it - you can always depend on at least one crackpot at these things. Lynn Coady adrenalinaudienceaverage share on social
It's kind of sad, the way we've turned the entertainment of reading into a kind of psychic broccoli - something to feel guilty about if you don't force it on your face-making children while dutifully consuming a few token florets yourself. Lynn Coady broccolichildconsume share on social
The fundamentals for me are character and conflict. I put character first because readers will be indifferent to conflict if they are indifferent to the character who is experiencing it. Lynn Coady characterconflictexperience Change image and share on social
When writing sex scenes, there is often no pleasing anyone, except perhaps the writer herself. Lynn Coady pleasescenesex Change image and share on social
I even felt like I liked guys better than women - that men were relevant and women weren't. It took me a while to realize I'd been socialized to have a slighting view of my own gender. Lynn Coady feltgenderguy Change image and share on social
I've never understood people who treat their loved ones worse and with less respect than they would a total stranger or minor acquaintance. Lynn Coady acquaintancebadlyhave Change image and share on social
Considerations of plot do a great deal of heavy lifting when it comes to long-form narrative - readers will overlook the most ham-fisted prose if only a writer can make them long to know what happens next. Lynn Coady considerationdealfisted share on social
I'm always writing across the same themes. But with short stories, I'm doing something different than with novels. In some ways, they're coming from a much deeper place. Lynn Coady comedeepnovel Change image and share on social
We are all somebody's children, and when we're in pain, we regress, instinctively looking to our parents to make everything better. Lynn Coady childinstinctivelymake Change image and share on social
