I Think It's A Very Bad Idea

The Internet Takes A Lot Of The Anxiety Of Life Away. It's A Kind Of Deity. You're Never Lonely. You're Always Distracted. If You Spend Enough Time On It, There's Not Really That Nagging Sensation Of Existential Despair; It Erases It Very Effectively. And It's Monolithic. And Thanks To It, We've Got The Ways To Linger There After Death - Your Blog Exists Afterwards, Your E-mail Exists Afterwards.

I Have Never Stopped Considering Not Becoming A Writer.

One Thing That I Discovered About Myself Is I Really Don't Like Traveling. I Feel Like It's A Terrible Personal Failing, But I Was So Satisfied To Arrive At The Conclusion.

My First Job Is To Write A Book That I Believe Is Compelling And Deserves The Long Sustained Attention That Any Novel Requires, And To Worry About The Commerce Only Late In The Game.

Some Days Felt Longer Than Other Days. Some Days Felt Like Two Whole Days. Unfortunately Those Days Were Never Weekend Days. Our Saturdays And Sundays Passed In Half The Time Of A Normal Workday. In Other Words, Some Weeks It Felt Like We Worked Ten Straight Days And Had Only One Day Off.