I need to tell the things that are important but which don’t make sense in terms of the narrative, things that would destroy symmetry or narrative pace. This is my personal belief about what it means to write nonfiction.
AKHIL SHARMAIt is hard to write about physically difficult things without causing the reader to disengage.
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We all become afraid. We all look at others and think these other people are more fortunate than us.
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For me, a lot of the humor comes not from innocence but from characters trying to figure out how to get what they need. I don’t try to be funny, but am relieved when an opportunity comes up for humor.
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Why do people always think hurting others is all right, as long as they hurt themselves as well?
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It is hard to write about physically difficult things without causing the reader to disengage.
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Sandeep Jauhar gives us an insider’s look at the medical profession and also a dramatic account of the psychological challenges of early adulthood.
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While a dramatized scene is a way of proving and guaranteeing an emotional experience for the reader, exposition assumes that the reader is sophisticated and can see the universal.
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Even within my stories, people hold opposing views.
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Seven years into writing a novel, I started to lose my mind.
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Certainly the details of our life are unique. Spending time thinking of how I am different from someone else, however, does not tend to be very productive.
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My parents are deeply pious Hindus.
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I can’t have composite characters. I can’t attribute dialogue to someone based simply on my memory and not based on notes taken at the time that the words were spoken.
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The monsoon is such a dominant part of Indian life that it is hard to overstate its importance.
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People often need to describe things quickly and so they use a shorthand. The problem is that after they use a label, they begin to think only in terms of the label instead of the totality of the experience a novel provides.
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I can guide them to books that will serve as role models. Largely, though, one learns to write almost like developing muscle memory, and this requires years of effort.
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As a teacher, I can help my students see what is working and not working. I can show them certain solutions.
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