David Guterson

My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit. ↗

— David Guterson

#counter #runs #spirit #traditional

My father is a practicing criminal law attorney in the Seattle area. ↗

— David Guterson

#attorney #criminal #criminal law #father #law

Post-modernism is dead because it didn't address human needs. ↗

— David Guterson

#because #dead #human #human needs #man needs

The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer. ↗

— David Guterson

#answer #bury #evade #gives #how

What sustains me is to be with my family and to write. ↗

— David Guterson

#me #sustains #write

When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer. ↗

— David Guterson

#college #creative #creative writing #decided #i

When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you're deathly afraid that you're not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars. ↗

— David Guterson

#after #book #case #certainly #comes