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I've been writing fiction since I was a kid. From the age of 15 to 25, I probably wrote more than 50 short stories, one of which was published in 'The Paris Review' in 1989.
I'm very interested in writing - it just takes so much discipline, whether it's short stories or novels.
I write short stories, and I wrote a play.
But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I don't want to think of the writer.
There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off.
I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.
It's tricky to take a book of short stories and turn it into a feature film.
It's taken me 15 years to feel I might be able to write and publish short stories, and for the assiduous checks of the industry to allow some through.
In a way, I started 'Goon Squad' not even realizing I was writing a book. I thought I was just writing a few stories to stall before starting this other book that I wanted to write - or thought I wanted to write: I still haven't written it.
