I Obviously Read And Adore Traditional Fiction. I Teach Traditional Fiction, I Also Teach All Kind Of Not-so-traditional Fiction. And Since I'm Such A Plot Buff, And I'm Really Such A Narrative Buff, I Can't Seem To Relinquish My - Not Just Reliance - But Excitement About Those Traditional Techniques.

-Heidi Julavits

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I Obviously Read And Adore Traditional Fiction.

Heidi Julavits

I Obviously Read And Adore Traditional Fiction. I Teach Traditional Fiction, I Also Teach All Kind Of Not-so-traditional Fiction. And Since I'm Such A Plot Buff, And I'm Really Such A Narrative Buff, I Can't Seem To Relinquish My - Not Just Reliance - But Excitement About Those Traditional Techniques.

Topic

Fiction

Narrative

Technique

If I'd Done The Discovery Before I Wrote The Book, Then There Would Be Nothing To Discover. It Would Feel Dutiful Instead Of Exciting.

Book

Discovery

Would Be

I Don't Think Women Are, By Definition, Toxic To One Another. I Think Women Are Simultaneously Competitive Toward And Idolatrous Of Each Other. I Thrive On That Challenge And That Desire.

Thinking

Challenges

Desire

I Love This Idea Of The Body As A Trauma Archive!

Ideas