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Fame Makes Writing Harder
- The more success I had, the harder writing became because expectations weighed on me.
- Amy Tan says early fame made the process less private and stifled freshness.
Fiction Is Discovered While Writing
- Write fiction to discover characters and emotional truths in real time rather than predefining everything.
- Amy Tan insists the writer must feel the story's emotional accumulation as it unfolds.
Stop Reading Reviews
- Avoid reading reviews; they replay negative judgments and derail creativity.
- Amy Tan stopped after her second book to reclaim private headspace for writing.