The author on embodied characters, writing process, and how “a novel should show people fighting and striving against and with and for and alongside each other.”
Ooo I like that idea of the "snake game" that Brandon Taylor mentions about having super smaller margins to get writing. I've played other snake games, but this one seems more fruitful than those.
I am fascinated by this conception of art that is evil. I think Lukacs called it sick (decadent) vs healthy. There is a lot of vapid decadent fiction produced now. But also, didn’t Lukacs participate in purging writers who did not follow the socialist realism party line? Also sounds evil.
I absolute agree with Brandon Taylor that 3rd person POV is the most effective and useful POV. I’ve written one book in first person and…that was enough.
Great interview! Very educating. Agree that "3rd person" is the most freeing POV.
Ooo I like that idea of the "snake game" that Brandon Taylor mentions about having super smaller margins to get writing. I've played other snake games, but this one seems more fruitful than those.
Brilliant interview, great questions!
Thank you!
I am fascinated by this conception of art that is evil. I think Lukacs called it sick (decadent) vs healthy. There is a lot of vapid decadent fiction produced now. But also, didn’t Lukacs participate in purging writers who did not follow the socialist realism party line? Also sounds evil.
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Excellent interview, both the questions and the answers. I’m looking forward to reading the books mentioned here.
I absolute agree with Brandon Taylor that 3rd person POV is the most effective and useful POV. I’ve written one book in first person and…that was enough.