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You don't know what you need when you're a young writer. You can get small slivers of critical input, advice, comments, but if you're deep in the perplexity of your own process, as you should be, sorting it out in your own way, nothing is going to guide you more than small gestures of encouragement.

~David Means

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The wonderful thing about being an American writer is you've got this vastness to draw from.

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I'm not sure if a writer should talk about themes. Themes arrive out of the deeper structure and concerns, but to me, the main thing is getting it down right, writing about specific characters in specific predicaments, and finding a way to be true to the story itself, not only in the first burst of draft but in the revision, too.

~David Means

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I think most short story writers, at one time or another, over the course of several books, naturally skirt near the edge of one genre or another.

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A short story collection can be as exciting as a novel. It is a real complete experience, like when you listen to a real good recording, a Beatles record, and there are so many good songs.

~David Means

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: October 17th, 1961

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