It's Not The Gods But Our Own

Boredom Provides A Stronger Inclination To Write Than Anything.

You Know, I Can Imagine Not Writing A Novel And Writing Poetry Only.

Is It Not Love That Knows How To Make Smooth Things Rough And Rough Things Smooth?

Revision Has Its Own Peculiar Pleasures And Its Own Peculiar Frustrations. The Ground Rules Are Already Established; The Characters Already Exist. You Don't Have To Bring The Characters To Life, But You Do Have To Make Them More Convincing.

For A Writer, Obsession Is A Good Substitute For Self-discipline.