Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch is an American novelist and short story writer, and Professor in the Writing Program at Chapman University in Orange, California. Bausch was born in 1945 in Fort Benning, Georgia. He previously lived in Virginia and in Memphis, Tennessee. He has written twelve novels, eight short story collections, and one volume of poetry and prose...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
imagining
The fact is, for all the critics' talk about me as a realist, I'm making everything up - everything. It is all about imagining with me.
writing people doubt
I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most of the things that stop an inexperienced writer are so far from the truth as to be nearly beside the point. When you feel glosbal doubt about your talent, that is your talent. People who have no talent don't have any doubt.
writing
Mostly you write to find out what you have to say.
stories needs storyteller
A good story needs only a good storyteller.
writing pieces littles
When you reach a place where you feel blocked, lower your standards and keep on going. There is no possible way to do permanent damage to a piece of writing. You cannot ruin it. You can only make it a little better a little at a time.