>Helen Schulman Shares Novel-Writing Tips From Cynthia Ozick to Jennifer Egan | Word Craft – WSJ.com

>Helen Schulman Shares Novel-Writing Tips From Cynthia Ozick to Jennifer Egan | Word Craft – WSJ.com

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Starting from page one is an idea I stole from the novelist Elizabeth Dewberry. When she told me that beginning from the beginning was how she commenced every day, I thought I’d give it a try. That was two decades ago.Since then, many things have changed about the way I write. I used to write at night (now I sleep), spend all day writing (now I’m lucky to get a few solid hours in the morning), and smoke (no more). But I still move glacially forward every day that I sit down at my computer, rethinking and refining each paragraph, line, and word as I go along.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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