Author Archives: Andrew Roe

What’s It About?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Andrew Roe

Writing a novel involves (OK, big understatement coming up) many challenges. Sure, there’s the writing itself: wading your way through the dark, watery tunnel that is a long-ish piece of fiction. There’s the doubt: wondering if you can do it, … Continue reading →

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Literary Death Match, San Diego, Episode 3

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Andrew Roe

On Tuesday night, Literary Death Match, courtesy of Todd Zuniga/Opium Magazine and So Say We All, made its third San Diego appearance. Congrats to the most excellent and radiant Heather Fowler, who emerged victorious. Well done, Heather. The superb and … Continue reading →

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He Realized, Suddenly, That He Could Write a Novel

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Andrew Roe

From this weekend’s New York Times Magazine profile of Haruki Murakami: “His career as a writer began in classic Murakami style: out of nowhere, in the most ordinary possible setting, a mystical truth suddenly descended upon him and changed his … Continue reading →

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Note to Myself About the Novel Chapter I’m Currently Working On

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Andrew Roe

More energy. Ha! More voice. More happening in the moment. Not so much exposition and essay-ish stuff. Something happening now. Something with neighbors? Sounds? Someone knocks?

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The Emotional and Psychological Stuff That You Can’t Shake Off

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Andrew Roe

The last paragraph of Jeffrey Eugenides’ “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Write ‘The Marriage Plot’”: “That’s the intellectual background of The Marriage Plot. But you don’t write a novel from an idea, or at least I don’t. You … Continue reading →

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