I often give this metaphor where I say that writing short fiction is like surfing, while writing a … - Etgar Keret

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Go ahead and do the impossible. It's worth the look on the faces of those who said you couldn't.

Etgar Keret

I often give this metaphor where I say that writing short fiction is like surfing, while writing a novel is like navigating with your car. So when you navigate with your car, you want to get somewhere. When you surf, you don't want to get somewhere, you just don't want to fall off your board.

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