People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in …
Shine a light on the soul
I have only one reason to write novels, and that is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the surface and shine a light upon it … I fully believe it is the novelist’s job to keep trying …
Must I Write?
Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to …