i kinda like the writting thing...n hope that one day i could write a novel or a book...but i look back to these books i read and see i doubt i could do such a great job so did they start out small or this writting process is kind of a talent or study or what?!
2007-01-10 23:18:40 · 3 answers · asked by noni297 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I think starting with short stories is a great idea. It can be very helpful to see yourself create a shorter beginning, middle and end. Then when you're satisfied with your skills there, definitely step it up a notch.
Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" - a collection of short stories - came out before "The Namesake", a full length novel. She won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2000 for her collection of short stories. "The Namesake" will soon be released as feature length film.
The best thing to do is just start writing. And keep writing, writing, editing, editing, writing, writing, rewriting, rewriting, etc....
2007-01-11 00:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by Globetrotter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. In the '60s and earlier, before television had ruined the demand for the literary magazine, a ton of writers got started and made their livings selling short stories to magazines like Collier's, Harper's, and the Saturday Evening Post. One in particular is Kurt Vonnegut, who later authored _Slaughterhouse-Five_. I in fact enjoy his short stories more than his novels.
2007-01-11 08:11:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well,
almost all great writters were influenced by any incidence which changed their life. they wrote their autobiography which was somewhat emotional and somewhat adventures. and then kept on writting short stories.
2007-01-10 23:26:00 · answer #3 · answered by Justfochange.cent 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋