It’s with this language that I can explain myself and explain what I worry about. There is something about horror and dark fiction that is familiar and homely, and at the same time, always audacious. I have an ear for words.īesides, genre fiction is its own private language. Why write rather than compose music? I like songs more than I do books. Writing has many technical aspects – which is why it can be taught and learned – but the literary impulse is fundamentally mysterious. I don’t think that any writer could give an accurate answer as to why they choose a genre. People often ask me why I like to write dark fiction. In this series, we give authors a space to discuss the way they write – from technique and style to inspirations that inform their craft. Things We Lost in the Fire, translated by Megan McDowell, is her first book to appear in English, published by Portobello Books in 2017. Mariana Enríquez is a novelist, journalist and short-story writer from Argentina.
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