Harper Lee
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Good morning.
Good morning.
I was hoping I would run into you.
I want to talk over that manuscript you passed over.
The one by that young author from Alabama.
Right, go set a watchman.
I didn't think it was worth your time to read.
Well, what made you think that?
Well, for starters, it's far too long for a first novel.
I agree, it's a bit long.
But that's what good editors are for.
Cutting.
Honing a focus.
All right, but the story was simply too autobiographical.
And there's nothing tying all the various narrative arcs together.
There's plenty to change about the book.
We can agree on that.
Right now it reads more like a collection of anecdotes than a cohesive novel.
But weren't you struck by the author's distinctive voice?
It's hard to believe this 30-year-old writer hasn't published anything before.