Your protagonist is your reader's portal into the story. The more observant he or she can be, the more vivid will be the world you're creating. They don't have to be super-educated, they just have to be mentally active. Keep them looking, thinking, wondering, remembering. Janet Fitch activecreateeducate share on social
Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human. Janet Fitch angerdepressionhuman Change image and share on social
You start realizing that good prose is crunchy. There's texture in your mouth as you say it. You realize bad writing, bland writing, has no texture, no taste, no corners in your mouth. I'm a great believer in reading aloud. Janet Fitch aloudbadbeliever share on social
I use my fiction to explore my own unconscious issues. I usually don't even know what's going on with me until I'm writing. That doesn't mean my books are autobiographical. Janet Fitch autobiographicalbookexplore Change image and share on social
To make films, you have to have boundless energy; you have to work and play with others really, really well, and I'm really a more contemplative kind of person. I like to sit at home and think, a lot. Janet Fitch boundlesscontemplativeenergy Change image and share on social
I have a hard time with abstractions. I always go to the personal. Janet Fitch abstractionhardpersonal Change image and share on social
I write every day... I never get ideas unless I'm actually writing. Ideas I get in the shower don't do me any good. Janet Fitch daygoodidea Change image and share on social
Dostoevsky was my literary idol for a long time. Janet Fitch dostoevskyidolliterary Change image and share on social
As an artist, you can never get what you want. What you do never approaches what you want it to be. Janet Fitch approachartist Change image and share on social
