I picked up a collection of Raymond Carver's short stories yesterday and they've been such a good read. He writes in such a concise, minimalist way but that really means you imagine the characters in real life, not in a fanciful poetic world. I'm always aware of the amount of whimsy that creeps into my writing, so am taking note of the way Carver navigates a scene. One of my favourites so far is Why Don't You Dance?, and the story reads almost as a screenplay. Print it out, it'll be nicer that way.
Why Don't You Dance?
Love Raymond Carver. There's a story by him called What's In Alaska which is mind blowing. Such amazing attention to detail
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