Minsuk Kang 강민석
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Minsuk Kang 강민석
My wife is a painter, and I’ve been paying a lot of attention to her journey these past few years, because she has never put her work online. She might never, because, to put it online is to ask people to have a reaction. To put it online is to say there’s an opinion beyond her own that matters. To her, that’d be a real sacrifice to do that.... See more
I just write what seems to me to feel true. To feel emotionally true. When there’s emotional truth, there follows a rhythm, and I think a beauty of image, because you’re seeing clearly. Because of the simplicity of what you see.
Adrian Zupp • Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview
“Sort by recency” is the Internet’s default setting. We’re stuck in an endless cycle of ephemeral content consumption. On the Internet, even though we’re just a click away from the greatest authors of all time, from Plato to Tolstoy, we
default to novelty instead of timelessness.
Above the Clouds - Earth Day
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Take what you can of criticism, but stick with your own gut feelings. That’s really, really important. I was discouraged for a long time before I came to that point, where I realized, “Hey, I’m writing for me,” and I didn’t care about [the rest]. I think that’s the most important—especially with all these workshops and all these people telling you... See more
Adrian Zupp • Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview
Three fundamental elements of a story: conflict, crisis, and resolution.
