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Writing about wrong notes

Gustave Flaubert once said something that summarizes my state of mind today:

I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.



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Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas’s short fiction has been published at Smokelong, Ambit, Litro, Puerto del Sol, among others, and she's the co-editor of The Forge literary magazine. She's the author of YOU BENEATH YOUR SKIN, a bestselling crime novel, which has been optioned for screens by Endemol Shine. Her next #1 Amazon bestselling crime novel, THE BLUE BAR, was published by Thomas & Mercer. It received a starred review on Publishers Weekly, and was one of 2023's Most Anticipated Mysteries & Thrillers on Goodreads. Kirkus Reviews called its sequel, THE BLUE MONSOON, a compelling procedural awash in crosscurrents. Her work is represented by Lucienne Diver at The Knight Agency.

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4 Comments

  • perayilkudumom says:
    01/09/2025 at 23:03

    So true – I felt comforted once when I read that no work of art, no matter who the artist, overlaps 100% with what the artist had in mind, and long form novels are especially vulnerable to this kind of asynchronicity. Congratulations on your publishing accomplishments – came across your Blue Monsoon (now reading) when I was looking on Goodreads for contemporary examples of works with multi-POV! – would love to learn more about how you decided on plot, POV etc.

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  • anniegirl1138 says:
    12/02/2009 at 09:20

    We all struggle with this.

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  • legendoftheprotectors says:
    12/02/2009 at 03:24

    I think we all feel like that sometimes. Just don’t give up. Because, honestly, you are a beautiful musician. 🙂

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  • DarcKnyt says:
    12/02/2009 at 00:43

    I hate it when that happens.

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