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A kind of panic sets in the very next day, an urge to get into the
A kind of panic sets in the very next day, an urge to get into the studio because you know you have to start all over again, building something from n...

The way I see it is that each persons Facebook is a party he or
The way I see it is that each persons Facebook is a party he or she is throwing. You can come into the party and bring your own opinions, of course. T...

We find ourselves facing the death or at least the dying of what
We find ourselves facing the death or at least the dying of what we might call the Difficult Imagination—one that often finds itself accompanied by ...

I think a writer always begins by being too complicated: Hes
I think a writer always begins by being too complicated: Hes playing at several games at the same time. He wants to convey a peculiar mood; at the sam...

Trying to solve the puzzle is one way to think about what a lot of
Trying to solve the puzzle is one way to think about what a lot of us—writers and other artists—do every day. Step one is to recognize the problem...

I’ve understood for a long time that it’s pointless to try to
I’ve understood for a long time that it’s pointless to try to imagine that or even to fantasise what you would like to happen to your books. You h...

I write prose the same way I write poetry or anything—I feel
I write prose the same way I write poetry or anything—I feel pulled into a zone of not knowing, and I try to sing back to that invitation or pull. M...

I dont think I see a distinction between structure and writing.
I dont think I see a distinction between structure and writing. Isnt it structure all the way down—from a novel’s architectonics down to a perfect...

When a novelist has something to say, they mean a message. It has
When a novelist has something to say, they mean a message. It has political connotations, or a religious message, or a moral prescription. It means co...

I believe in art. We cant have truth, because truth is so
I believe in art. We cant have truth, because truth is so difficult. But we can have beauty. My obsession is to give to you something different. When ...