Frank O'Connor
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Sep 28, 2026
John O'DonnellGUEST
And so that's one of the things.
John O'DonnellGUEST
And then there's also this idea that Frank O'Connor had way back of the lonely voice, the kind of marginalised voice getting its chance to tell a story that might not otherwise have been heard.
John O'DonnellGUEST
And that's one of the themes in the stories that I write about marginalised voices, voices that you wouldn't necessarily hear or that you might not necessarily feel you want to hear.
John O'DonnellGUEST
So that would certainly affect one of the reasons why I write stories.
Renee NelsonHOST
That one I kind of like.
Renee NelsonHOST
Frank O'Connor said that when someone told him a good story, he made a note of four lines, thereby capturing the theme or idea of the story and not committing himself to characters or setting, etc.
Renee NelsonHOST
Try his approach.
Renee NelsonHOST
Record the essence of a told story, what it is, quote unquote, about, without worrying about any details, maybe not even the event, just what it seems to, quote, add up to.
Jonathan FranzenGUEST
And the woman leaned over and said, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but are you Stephen King? I hope you said yes.
Jonathan FranzenGUEST
Well, it puts one in mind of Flannery O'Connor's wonderful response to whether she was related to the much older Irish short story writer, Frank O'Connor, and she just stared at the person and said, I am his mother.
Brad ListiHOST
So when you were starting out, is this part of your plan? Did you ever think you were going to get to this place where...
Brad ListiHOST
I want to say The Correction sold 3 million copies.