Anything Works, As Long As You Write

You’re Far More Likely To See A Naked Woman Than A Naked Man. It’s Only [seen As] Rude Because The Rest Of Television Is Rather Tame – It Doesn’t Actually Talk About Sex And Our Bodies And How We Feel About Them. I’m Not Out To Shock.

...something We Once Loved, And Love Now, In The Shape Of A Book. Maybe Ebooks Are Going To Take Over, One Day, But Not Until Those Whizzkids In Silicon Valley Invent A Way To Bend The Corners, Fold The Spine, Yellow The Pages, Add A Coffee Ring Or Two And Allow The Plastic Tablet To Fall Open At A Favorite Page.

...the Very Word 'fiction' Implies Another World, Literally A Different Place, Whereas No One Claims That A Dedicated Sportsman Is Escaping His Life, Or A Chef Or A Nurse. But The Poor Writer - The Sci-fi One Especially - Is Seen As Running Away. Bollocks. This Is Real, For Me, And It's Tough, It's Fun, It's Practical, And It's Very, Very Important.

Writing Isn't Just A Job That Stops At Six Thirty... It's A Mad, Sexy, Sad, Scary, Ruthless, Joyful, And Utterly, Utterly Personal Thing. There's Not The Writer And Then Me; There's Just Me. All Of My Life Connects To The Writing. All Of It.

I Would Rather Be Confused For 10 Minutes Than Bored For 5 Seconds.