I read a lot of short fiction, like Kurt Vonnegut and Raymond Carver and Wells Tower. Votes: 3
LordeI started writing short fiction very briefly, as I imagine is the case for some novelists. Votes: 3
William GibsonTopiary has always seemed like a good occupation, comparable in some ways to writing short fiction. Votes: 3
Kelly LinkFor years, I felt I was a novelist, but now I know I can write short fiction. Votes: 3
Jill McCorkleWhen I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books. Votes: 3
Elizabeth MoonFiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories and fiction for children. Votes: 1
Helen DunmoreTo be interested in short stories, you have to be interested in fiction as an art form. Votes: 1
Deborah EisenbergFiction is about feeling, which is to say that short stories are about all of us. Votes: 0
Tom BaileyI'm much more drawn to fiction, to short stories, and to plays, than I am to diarists. Votes: 0
Regina SpektorKey to all fiction, long or short, is to remember that the wolfman did not want the moon. Votes: 0
Ron CarlsonWouldn't it be kinder to say that a lie is a short work of fiction? 'A story' as my daughter says? Votes: 0
Helen McCloy