'I'd Die For You' Gives A Glimpse Into F. Scott Fitzgerald's Writing Life
Fitzgerald wrote most of his best work in his 20s, and the stories in this new collection — all unpublished or uncollected — demonstrate how hard it was for him to deliver what readers wanted.
Writing good fiction is hard, and doesn't necessarily get easier with practice. Some writers improve over time, others burn brightly but flame out early. Case in point: F. Scott Fitzgerald, who produced most of his best work — This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, Tales of the Jazz Age — in his 20s.
The 18 "lost stories" in — all previously unpublished or uncollected — provide a sobering example of how difficult it is to deliver the
