First Person Singular: Laura Lippman, 52, novelist, Baltimore
http://dervishcom.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-person-singular-laura-lippman-52.html
Lately, I fear that imagination has been getting a short shrift in the American novel. Everyone is so gung-ho on what they know and what is factual. Years ago, when I first got into crime fiction, I met the writer Donald Westlake, who is someone I really admired. He was being interviewed at a conference, and he said, "I became a novelist so I could make stuff up." It really resonated with me. As much as I admire fact, and I do like to do some research, isn't that the best part? Making stuff up? I believe in the power of imagination.
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