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Russo: I was once asked in an interview, "What's the best thing about being a storyteller?"
"That's easy," I replied. "You get to cheat... to live many lives, not just the one you're born to."
"Ah," the interviewer nodded, understanding perfectly. "So, it's the same as reading.
— May 07, 2026 06:39AM
"That's easy," I replied. "You get to cheat... to live many lives, not just the one you're born to."
"Ah," the interviewer nodded, understanding perfectly. "So, it's the same as reading.
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Russo explains a term I've never heard of - Creative Imagination. Authors employ this when writing their characters. It's a form of empathy.
"The logic goes, 'Okay, I'm not you, but if I take the time to observe you carefully, if I study how you navigate the world, if I listen to you when you speak, then in time I can begin to imagine what it feels like to be you.'
— May 10, 2026 05:58AM
"The logic goes, 'Okay, I'm not you, but if I take the time to observe you carefully, if I study how you navigate the world, if I listen to you when you speak, then in time I can begin to imagine what it feels like to be you.'
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Russo is not content with simplistic explanations. He looks for more nuanced truths in relationships and events.
He writes, "Art - all art - thrives on conflict, the more tangled and impossible to ravel the better."
That said, he strives to write in a polished, clear way.
— May 09, 2026 07:22AM
He writes, "Art - all art - thrives on conflict, the more tangled and impossible to ravel the better."
That said, he strives to write in a polished, clear way.
