“We have tons of amazing movies and TV shows that do better scene work than any book will ever do—sometimes this ‘write the scene, write the scene’ advice can slow or stop development of a writer’s individual unique voice,” Orange says. “I understand the scene advice, and I give it myself sometimes, but I think it’s overly prescribed. What I’ve always loved about fiction is how it can capture consciousness and interiority.”
"Adaptation and Interiority: The Weight of Survival in Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars," The Santa Fe Reporter