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Ryan Chapman
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March 2007
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https://www.goodreads.com/chapmanchapman
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Riots I Have Known
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2019
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8 editions
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The Audacity
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2024
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Conversation Sparks: Trivia Worth Talking About
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2015
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"Read Like a Novelist," an online craft seminar
Hey everyone,
One of the more fascinating aspects of writing fiction is how much it's changed my approach to other writers' work. I read novels like some weird hybrid engineer-mechanic-puzzlemaster-art critic-architect. This hasn't diminished my enjoyment of fiction; it's amplified it.
So I thought I'd share some of these insights in a craft talk on the subject. With a few lessons from my years of Read more of this blog post »
One of the more fascinating aspects of writing fiction is how much it's changed my approach to other writers' work. I read novels like some weird hybrid engineer-mechanic-puzzlemaster-art critic-architect. This hasn't diminished my enjoyment of fiction; it's amplified it.
So I thought I'd share some of these insights in a craft talk on the subject. With a few lessons from my years of Read more of this blog post »
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“Was it a fraud from the beginning? There must have been a decision. Some crossing of the Rubicon. He couldn’t see her launching the company—the cause—knowing it would never work. The sheer amount of labor. Of passion! What was the point if it was all a lie? Maybe the point was never the point. The point was to simply keep going. This was what alpinists and Ponzi schemers shared: the commitment to continue on, despite all.”
― The Audacity
― The Audacity
“The scotch was peaty, acerbic. He coughed and Wright patted him on the back. “Easy, tiger. You’ve been burning the candle at both ends.” “What’s the Russian proverb? ‘Eating increases the appetite’?” “That’s about abstention.” “Respectfully disagree.” Guy pointed his glass at the yacht. “Are you going tonight?”
― The Audacity
― The Audacity
“Daily am I myself the stakes and I win myself every night. —Walter Serner, Last Loosening”
― The Audacity
― The Audacity
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“With fiction, there’s no reason why everything you write shouldn’t be amazing. Nobody’s stopping you from making up better stuff.”
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“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Autumn Leaves
― Autumn Leaves
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