Susan Minot
Susan Minot
Susan Minot /ˈmaɪnət/is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 December 1956
CountryUnited States of America
change life renewal themes throughout
Change and renewal are themes in life, aren't they? We keep growing throughout life.
beginnings larger love nine overall series stories
'Monkeys' is made up of nine short stories that tell an overall story. 'Folly' is a series of vignettes all put together to tell a larger story. In 'Lust and Other Stories,' there are nine stories - three, three, three; the beginnings of love, the middles, and the afters.
behave characters readers
A lot of readers want characters to behave in a responsible way, or they want to understand the characters' dilemma and act, in a way, on their behalf.
concerns lightness people time traumatic undergoing
People can have a variety of concerns at the same time. Even those undergoing grave or traumatic experiences will acknowledge the need for lightness or even entertainment.
otherwise
When I look through my sketchbooks, they bring back moments that I would otherwise have completely forgotten.
endlessly great
Families are endlessly fascinating. We all have one, and they have a great impact on who we are and what we do - Freudian as that is.
concerns consider less
I don't consider the first-world concerns any less important than the third-world ones.
adaptation chance experience gave parts
In general, my own experience of writing an adaptation of 'Evening' gave me a chance to get into different parts of the book.
preserving shut voices work
Preserving that privacy between a writer and the work is important. You have to shut out all those voices that have reacted to your work.
bad people
So many bad things happen in this world because people don't know how to express things.
change success
Success did change me. You don't want it to, but it does.
family functions odd
The idea that there is a family somewhere who functions is an odd concept.
hassles life room
The teenager's room is her cave. It is here she can meet herself, undistracted by the new hassles life is making for her. Here, she can reflect.
checking decide few interested less pages stay suppose time
When I was younger, I suppose I was interested in checking out as much about writing as I could: bad, weird, irritating, even things not-to-my-taste. Now I am less open. I will decide after a few pages if I want to stay in the world of the book, and if I don't, I put it down. I have less time left.