I think my writing changed when I put ‘the’ in front of my titles. It had more command. Meg Wolitzer Read Quote
We all want to write the kind of book that we want to read. If you put in the things that you are thinking about and create characters who feel like they could live – at least for me, that’s the way I want to write. Meg Wolitzer Read Quote
Pleasure’ is a word I think about a lot, as opposed to ‘entertainment.’ They are very, very different. Meg Wolitzer Read Quote
I think a lot of the dull parts of first drafts come from a kind of over-managing, intrusive writer who wants to direct traffic. The idea of taking out the parts that the reader could infer is very liberating, and it’s weirdly part of radicalizing your work: it allows you to go to new places fast. Meg Wolitzer Read Quote
I believe that sometimes, when we talk about books, we’re talking about the big picture – how they’re relevant. Meg Wolitzer Read Quote
These are old issues. Female power, misogyny, the treatment of women, how you make meaning in the world. And these are all issues that I’ve been thinking about and writing about for a very long time. Meg Wolitzer Read Quote
Novels can be a snapshot of a moment in time, or several moments in time, and as a reader, that’s what I really like, and as a writer, it’s what I’m drawn to also. Meg Wolitzer Read Quote
