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A Writer Must Take Risks, Defy The Odds, Be A Bit Obsessed And A Little Mad.

I'm Weary Of The Battle. But A Tired Fighter Can Still Be A Fighter.

I Have Always Had A Sense That We Are All Pretty Much Alone In Life, Particularly In Adolescence.

The Rewriting Is Always Crucial To What I Do; Whenever I Do A Scene, I Always Tell Myself That This Isn't Final And That I Can Do It Again, Better. The Pacing Is Probably From Experience. I've Always Liked Gradual Disclosure. I Keep Thinking Of My Rubber-band Theory. You Have A Rubber Band That You Keep Pulling And Pulling And Pulling, And Just At The Moment Of Snapping You Release It And Start Another Chapter And Start Pulling Again.

I Write Very Tightly, And My Big Fear Is Boring People. I Want Them To Read Quickly, Stopped In Their Tracks. I Resist Indulging Myself.