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> [I am always interested in characters who are in these kinds of transitional moments in their lives, when it's not clear where they're going to end up. It's interesting territory for fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/i-am-always-interested-in-characters-who-are-in-these-kinds-of/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

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## More by K. M. Soehnlein

> [I remember being in the same position as Ruby, when I no longer believed in God as I was raised to believe. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/i-remember-being-in-the-same-position-as-ruby-when-i-no-longer/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [Not a lot of contemporary fiction is written about brothers and sisters. Salinger's Franny and Zooey was an inspiration for me. In Franny and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/not-a-lot-of-contemporary-fiction-is-written-about-brothers-and/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [It's a rare memoir that can tell a story that seems brand new, but Nina Here Nor There does it. This one-of-a-kind narrator undertakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/it-s-a-rare-memoir-that-can-tell-a-story-that-seems-brand-new-but/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [I believe in art, and more fundamentally the freedom to express one's self creatively. People don't know yet what they'll ultimately believe in or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/i-believe-in-art-and-more-fundamentally-the-freedom-to-express-one-s/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [But revision is a creative act, not merely an analytical imposition of rules of style on a more creative first draft. That's a myth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/but-revision-is-a-creative-act-not-merely-an-analytical-imposition-of/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [Living in the world of the workshop, which I do as a teacher, you have to be articulate about craft. And that often involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/living-in-the-world-of-the-workshop-which-i-do-as-a-teacher-you-have/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [I have even taught classes on writing about sex, and I've looked closely at different writers' sex scenes. On the level of craft I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/i-have-even-taught-classes-on-writing-about-sex-and-i-ve-looked/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [Knowing that we'd meet Ruby at the point where she stopped believing, I knew I was also going to have to deal with what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/knowing-that-we-d-meet-ruby-at-the-point-where-she-stopped-believing/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [A knowledge of craft is not the enemy of creativity. You sit down to write and realize, today's going to be a really unconscious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/a-knowledge-of-craft-is-not-the-enemy-of-creativity-you-sit-down-to/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [I am always interested in characters who are in these kinds of transitional moments in their lives, when it's not clear where they're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/i-am-always-interested-in-characters-who-are-in-these-kinds-of/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [It's about transitioning from adolescence, when you live together with parents and see each other every day, to the era when you don't live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/it-s-about-transitioning-from-adolescence-when-you-live-together-with/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [Even Jack Kerouac, who famously said, "First thought, best thought," benefited from editing. His earliest works are the most edited, and they're the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/even-jack-kerouac-who-famously-said-first-thought-best-thought/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [The key is to remember a sex scene is a scene of dramatic action and psychological development. You need to pay attention to emotion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/the-key-is-to-remember-a-sex-scene-is-a-scene-of-dramatic-action-and/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

> [The biggest problem in the fictional treatment of sex is that it's not treated as part of the story but as a pause from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-m-soehnlein/the-biggest-problem-in-the-fictional-treatment-of-sex-is-that-it-s/)

[K. M. Soehnlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-m-soehnlein/)

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