
Little Atoms 783 - Yiyun Li's The Book of Goose
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How to Write a Novel Without Getting Stuck
Agnes goes to an English finishing school. The two girls have such a strong bonding. You can carry the book just between themselves they can never part but as a novelist, you want to see what happens if you part them and separate them. And then of course then the Fabian starts this game of correspondence. She sort of escalates the game with her imagination, not only writing as a girl but also writing as a boy. So that's the kind of thing I think as a novelist you always want to explore all the possibilities, how to make the story go without have the story getting stuck. Does that make sense?
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