Bret Easton Ellis’s 2 Bits Of Writing Advice
We’re writing about the acclaimed literary writer, Bret Easton Ellis. In this post, we look at Bret Easton Ellis’s 2 bits of writing advice.
Bret Easton Ellis was born on 7 March 1964. He is an American novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer. His novels include Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, and American Psycho
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According to Encyclopaedia Britannica: ‘He captured the jaded nihilism of the emerging Generation X, and he soon became famous as a member of the so-called “Literary Brat Pack”—a group of up-and-coming American authors in the 1980s and early ’90s that included Jay McInerney and Donna Tartt.’
He is considered to be a controversial literary author and novelist. He is well-known for his satirical, shocking, and pessimistic narratives of American culture, consumerism, and moral decay. He uses a disembodied, emotionless tone to show the society he depicts.
His latest book, The Shards (2023) is a fictionalised memoir of his final year of high school in Los Angeles in 1981. Four of his books have been made into films and his works have been translated into 30 languages. He is the host of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. Follow him on Instagram.
Bret Easton Ellis’s 2 Bits Of Writing Advice
In the following video, the writer shares his two pieces of writing advice with us. It’s not very long, but it’s good advice.
So, marry rich and read everything.
[Bret Easton Ellis was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner in June 2023 at Ellis’ Danish Publisher, Lindhardt & Ringhof.]
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