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Jonathan Evison

American Writer

Born: 1968

Anybody First Marriage Me People You

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I'm not in the business of meddling with people's destinies - and yes, my characters are real people to me. They have histories and thoughts and yearnings and hurts and misgivings and pleasures that don't belong to me. Jonathan Evison

Me Thoughts Business People Hurts Meddling Pleasures Destinies Characters Real Yearnings Yes Histories Real People Belong

As a result of manifest destiny, we gutted our resources. Jonathan Evison

Result Our Resources Destiny Manifest

Homesteading is gone. Jonathan Evison

Gone

My parents divorced after 25 years of marriage. Jonathan Evison

Marriage Parents Divorced Years After

I've been blessed with an optimistic disposition, I think. Jonathan Evison

Blessed Disposition Think Been Optimistic

After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I've vetted other writers' contracts for them and do publicity for free just because I like a book. Some people think of it as hubris or careerism, but I love to champion books. You can't use your whole sphere of influence just to help yourself. Jonathan Evison

Love You Yourself Champion Book People Writing Free Some People Community Think Other Books Sphere Some Writers Part Like Because Years Hubris Contracts Just Being Influence Just Because After Them Use Your Help Whole Publicity Basically Vacuum

I just need to believe that we're not in some form of stasis, that we can try to be whoever we want to be. We probably won't get there, but we might get a little bit closer, you know? Jonathan Evison

You Try Believe Bit Some Know Get Closer Just Want Form Little Little Bit Might Whoever Need

I never wanted to be anything but a writer, and I never let go of it. Jonathan Evison

Writer Never Go Wanted Anything Let Go

Maybe a theme that touches all of my work is people reinventing themselves. Jonathan Evison

Work People Maybe Theme Themselves Reinventing

In writing, I've found, playing it safe and familiar is no way to energize anybody. Jonathan Evison

Writing Way Safe Familiar Anybody Found Playing

Too many writers of fiction don't give the reader enough credit. Jonathan Evison

Too Enough Give Writers Reader Fiction Many Credit

Most everything that happens to me in any significant sense finds its way into my fiction. Jonathan Evison

Me Sense Everything Way Significant Finds Most Any Fiction Happens

There're so many great writers out there who aren't getting the exposure they deserve. Jonathan Evison

Great Out Writers Getting Who Many Exposure Deserve

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