I feel like there are too many words in the world, and I think silence is so much more powerful than the glut of words.
Peter OrnerBut this is exactly why I read--and don't belong to a book group--because reading is the most individual thing there is. Why collectivize it? Didn't we have enough bad English teachers in school? Crowd sourcing and literature shouldn't mix.
Peter OrnerI sometimes wonder if our memories are a myth. We think we remember, but we are remembering the story and not the actual event?
Peter OrnerI usually have a location and then I put the character there. I love place names. I think I'm tricking myself by being so specific - it suddenly becomes real to me. Just because I say it's Chicago, Illinois doesn't mean it's true, but place names sort of make me grounded and then I can put some people there.
Peter Orner