मुझे लगता है कि जब हम भाषा का इस्तेमाल करते हैं, तो हम किसी ऐसी चीज़ से जुड़ रहे होते हैं जो पूरी तरह से और मूल रूप से इंसानी है।
I think when we engage in language we are engaging in something that is specifically and primally human.
I think when we engage in language we are engaging in something that is specifically and primally human.
खैर, एक कहानीकार के रूप में, मुझे नहीं लगता कि इस विधा में कोई कमियां हैं। मैं बस यह कहूँगा कि इस रूप की कठिनाई यह है कि आपको 300 पन्नों के बजाय मात्र 5 से 30 पन्नों में पूरी दुनिया खड़ी करनी होती है। इसमें फालतू की बातों के लिए बिल्कुल जगह नहीं होती—आपको बहुत नपे-तुले शब्दों में लिखना होता है। और आपको कहानी का अंत जितना हो सके उसके करीब से शुरू करना चाहिए।
Well, as a short-story writer, I don't think there are any weaknesses to the genre itself. I guess I would say that the difficulty of the form is that one must create an entire world in five to 30 pages, as opposed to 300. There is very little room for fat - you must be economical. And you must begin as close to the end as you possibly can.
Well, as a short-story writer, I don't think there are any weaknesses to the genre itself. I guess I would say that the difficulty of the form is that one must create an entire world in five to 30 pages, as opposed to 300. There is very little room for fat - you must be economical. And you must begin as close to the end as you possibly can.
इस बात से सावधान रहें कि आपको यह न लगे कि इस महफ़िल में आपके लिए जगह कम है। अक्सर एक चीनी-अमेरिकी महिला को ऐसा लग सकता है कि वह अपनी ही पीढ़ी की किसी अन्य चीनी-अमेरिकी महिला लेखिका के साथ प्रतियोगिता में है। मेरे एक लेखक मित्र इसे "यहाँ केवल एक ही हो सकता है..." सिंड्रोम कहते हैं। यह कोई "सर्वाइवर" रियलिटी शो नहीं है। हर वर्ग, हर जाति और हर विचार के जितने ज़्यादा अच्छे लेखक होंगे, उतना ही बेहतर होगा।
Be wary of feeling as through there is not enough room at the table. Oftentimes a female Chinese-American might feel as through she is in competition with another Chinese-American woman writer of the same generation. A writer friend of mine calls it the "There Can Only Be One ..." syndrome. This isn't "Survivor." The more good writers, of all walks of life and all ethnicities and persuasions, the better.
Be wary of feeling as through there is not enough room at the table. Oftentimes a female Chinese-American might feel as through she is in competition with another Chinese-American woman writer of the same generation. A writer friend of mine calls it the "There Can Only Be One ..." syndrome. This isn't "Survivor." The more good writers, of all walks of life and all ethnicities and persuasions, the better.
सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा था चीज़ों को काटना। आखिरकार मैंने जितना हो सके उतना हिस्सा काट दिया, जो कि कहानी का लगभग एक चौथाई हिस्सा था, और सच कहूँ तो मुझे यह पसंद आया।
The big issue was cutting. I finally cut as much as I could, about a fourth of the story, and actually liked it.
The big issue was cutting. I finally cut as much as I could, about a fourth of the story, and actually liked it.