On Writing

“I feel tired of exposition and backstory; the more you can suggest without spelling out, the more you can encompass in the same space…

On Writing
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“I feel tired of exposition and backstory; the more you can suggest without spelling out, the more you can encompass in the same space. Fiction writing is always about compression and suggestion.”

— Jennifer Eagan

Via AdviceToWriters

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