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I'm In That Very Preliminary Stage Of Wondering How Exactly To "pressurize" The Novel In Some Way I've Never Considered Before.

I Think To Simply Make Fun Of Something Isn't Particularly Interesting. I Try To Not Just Do A Parody Of Something Or Belittle Something Or Disparage Something.

People Really Want To Believe That There Is No Fiction. I Think They Find It Much Easier To Imagine That Novelists Are Writing Memoirs, Writing About Their Lives, Because It's Difficult To Conceive That There's A Great Imaginary Life In Which You Can Participate.

One Of The Things That Struck Me As Unique About Hollywood Is That I Never Had Bad Meetings. There Were All Enthusiastic, But Meaninglessly Enthusiastic.

As Far As What I Do, My Value As A Writer Is Certainly Not To Try To Recapitulate A 19th Century Form. Certain Styles Of Narrative Don't Conform To My Style Of Experiencing The World.