Monthly Archives: February 2010

Alexander Chee at Forest Fire

My interview with the UC Irvine Undergraduate Creative Writing journal is up. Finally, what advice do you have for aspiring writers? AC: Know that what you think a story or novel is will determine what you will write–you will write … Continue reading

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February 19th, 2010

I just completed an interview for the forthcoming issue of the University of California at Irvine’s undergraduate creative writing journal, New Forum. Here’s an excerpt: NF: Many writers including myself grapple with the fact that creative writing in American culture … Continue reading

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100 Things About A Novel, Part 3

44. I think of each of them like a visitor from another planet, the sentences being like the circuits to a vast and beautiful machine that communicates the creature. 45. Or a distant relation I’ve never met, from another country … Continue reading

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