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September 22, 2013
What not to write...
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4242/the-art-of-fiction-no-42-isaac-bashevis-singer
"...while facts never become obsolete or stale, commentaries always do. When a writer tries to explain too much, to psychologize, he's already out of time when he begins. Imagine Homer explaining the deeds of his heroes according to the old Greek philosophy, or the psychology of his time. Why, nobody would read Homer! Fortunately, Homer just gave us the images and the facts, and because of this the Iliad and the Odyssey are fresh in our time. And I think this is true about all writing. Once a writer tries to explain what the hero's motives are from a psychological point of view, he has already lost. "
Posted by Rob Kiser on September 22, 2013 at 11:49 PM
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