What Would Hannah Write?

Stephen Elliott bio ↓  ·  May 22nd, 2009  ·  filed under books

“Your characters HAVE to be people of interest. Neither suburban, rural or local “types.” They must be in conflict, with a life or death problem at stake.”

“Pride, dignity, humiliation, wild pones, criminal, impotent watchers of sex (Popeye with the corncob.)”

From Barry Hannah’s rules for writing, by a former student. (via Lincoln Michel)

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Stephen Elliott is the author of seven books, including the memoir The Adderall Diaries, the novel Happy Baby, and the erotica collection My Girlfriend Comes To The City and Beats Me Up. He is the editor of The Rumpus. Sometimes he twitters. More from this author →

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