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
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
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
Never use dogs to symbolize anything. That is ridiculous. Always ensure that any dogs are just dogs; i.e., characters in the story who happen to be dogs. Lynn Coady characterdogensure Change image and share on social
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
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 makes me proud not just to be a Canadian writer but to be a Canadian, to live in a country where we treat our writers like movie stars. Lynn Coady canadiancountrylive Change image and share on social
One does not become an atheist out of a desire for hassle-free Sunday mornings. People come to atheism because they have a problem with organized religion - usually a problem they consider to be of moral urgency. Lynn Coady atheismatheistdesire 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
