William Lashner
William Lashner
William Lashner, is an American novelist who formerly worked as a trial lawyer. He is a graduate of NYU School of Law and the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. He has served as trial attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Justice Department. He lives with his family outside of Philadelphia, PA...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
desire be-careful careful
Be careful what you yearn for, because that which you desire most will either complete you or destroy you, and you don't get to choose.
few full funny moral mystery raise readers stories thrilling time touch
I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters.
few novels possible trust watching writer
I don't trust novels with points, do you? If a novel is only about a point, the writer should just say it in as few words as possible so we can take it in and go back to watching 'The Bachelor' on television.
When I write legally, I try to write very plain, very vanilla, very clear.
jumps reader thrilling
In fiction, the reader will make jumps with you. If you can make the reader make that leap with you, it's a thrilling moment for everyone.
I'm going to book-and-author dinners, and I'm the author!
although raymond
I like to think I'm writing in the tradition of Raymond Chandler, although I don't ape his style.
A sense of place is very important in writing.
judge legal people
People read legal writing differently. When you're at the crux of a legal argument, every step is a step in the argument. The judge will see any holes. If you do that in fiction, it's too long and boring.
matter might novels
I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.
wish different world
More than anything in this world, I wish I had been born rich. It would have made up for everything. I'd still be ugly, sure, but I'd be rich and ugly. I'd still be weak and dim and tongue-tied with women, but I'd be rich enough for them not to care. I'd no longer be a social misfit, I'd be eccentric. And most of all, I'd no longer be what I was, I'd be something different.
sarcastic ideas luck
If he ever had a bright idea it would be beginner's luck.