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Thursday, 11 October 2018

The Write Advice 113: ELIZABETH McKENZIE


In this case [when writing her 2016 novel The Portable Veblen] I had diagrams on large sheets of paper and something in my head like a musical score.  I also did more drafts than I can count, and stumbled into many dead ends.  There was a constant back and forth between making practical assessments of the progress (and damage), and writing spontaneously, letting the narrative develop unplanned.

Marketing, Marriage and a Sentient Squirrel [BookPage, January 2016]


 

Use the link below to read the full 2016 interview with North American novelist ELIZABETH McKENZIE:

 

https://bookpage.com/interviews/19247-elizabeth-mckenzie

 

 

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The Write Advice 044: GEORGES SIMENON

 
The Write Advice 034: DAWN POWELL

 
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