I think that the more alien and strange a world or situation is, the more concise you have … - Karin Tidbeck

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Karin Tidbeck

I think that the more alien and strange a world or situation is, the more concise you have to be if you want the reader to follow you. It depends on what effect you're looking for.

Effect, Reader, Think, Thinking, Want, World

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Your first thought is often the best one. You know, the one that felt too weird or silly or stupid. Trust your imagination - it knows what it's doing.

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When I returned to short stories, I'd started working on what is still central to much of what I try to do: putting myself in the place of the alien rather than describing it from an outside point of view.

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I have control of my own style.

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I'm just being honest about the fact that a second language won't resonate with you like the first does.

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