Be wary of feeling as through there is not enough room at the table. Oftentimes a female Chinese-American might feel as through she is in competition with another Chinese-American woman writer of the same generation. A writer friend of mine… — ZZ Packer Copy Share Image
The big issue was cutting. I finally cut as much as I could, about a fourth of the story, and actually liked it. — ZZ Packer Copy Share Image
I think when we engage in language we are engaging in something that is specifically and primally human. — ZZ Packer Copy Share Image
Well, as a short-story writer, I don't think there are any weaknesses to the genre itself. I guess I would say that the difficulty of the form is that one must create an entire world in five to 30 pages, as opposed to 300. There is very little room for fat - you must be economical. And you must begin… — ZZ Packer Copy Share
Be wary of feeling as through there is not enough room at the table. Oftentimes a female Chinese-American might feel as through she is… — ZZ Packer Copy Share Image
“She did not want to say it, because it made no practical sense, but in the end she went to Japan for the delicate… — ZZ Packer Copy Share Image
