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Contemporaries

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O'Gieblyn, M. (2018). Contemporaries. In O'Gieblyn, M. Interior States: Essays. Anchor Books, pp. 57-67

(noun) twilight; dusk

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the kind of mauvish gloaming hour

—p.57 by Meghan O'Gieblyn
notable
4 years, 9 months ago

the kind of mauvish gloaming hour

—p.57 by Meghan O'Gieblyn
notable
4 years, 9 months ago
65

One of the writers remarks that the best advice he ever got about character development was to ask oneself: What is the lie this character harbors about himself? “All of us have a lie that we hinge our entire lives on,” he says.

[...]

There is a long moment of silence, and then the woman who has been diagnosed with cancer speaks. “You probably know what it is, though,” she says to the other woman. Then she gestures broadly, including the entire table. “All of us probably know, implicitly, what our lie is. Just think about it.”

—p.65 by Meghan O'Gieblyn 4 years, 9 months ago

One of the writers remarks that the best advice he ever got about character development was to ask oneself: What is the lie this character harbors about himself? “All of us have a lie that we hinge our entire lives on,” he says.

[...]

There is a long moment of silence, and then the woman who has been diagnosed with cancer speaks. “You probably know what it is, though,” she says to the other woman. Then she gestures broadly, including the entire table. “All of us probably know, implicitly, what our lie is. Just think about it.”

—p.65 by Meghan O'Gieblyn 4 years, 9 months ago