I dislike that premise implies that a fiction writer is incapable of dreaming up stories that can bring readers to tears, that if you are lucky enough to be living a pretty sedate life ,as I am, you've got nothing… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
As writers and readers, we're drawn to conflict. It's that ancient theory of plot that's written on the whiteboard during every fiction workshop, characters who want something overcoming obstacles as a way to create narrative momentum and suspense. So there's… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
My only obligation as a fiction writer is to the story, to make it good, so good the busy reader doesn't feel that flipping… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
Think about the stories you have inside that scare you. That's what you should be writing. I and others call that writing from the… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
Writing is my way of trying to understand vast things that probably I'll never truly understand, a way of exploring a Big Question, of… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
I dislike that premise implies that a fiction writer is incapable of dreaming up stories that can bring readers to tears, that if you… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
In my case, I made the decision early on that I was going to be very open about the book and claim upfront that… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
“This darkness is for sleeping, for escape; it's where I go when the other places ache with light; this is where I curl up… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
As writers and readers, we're drawn to conflict. It's that ancient theory of plot that's written on the whiteboard during every fiction workshop, characters… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
Maybe that's the foundation of my book: how do we come to terms with the death of someone we love when it is impossible… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
