My Eyes Close. I Am Here And

I Certainly Think Its Very Important That Writers As Citizens - Not Necessarily As Writers, But Just As Ordinary Citizens - Should Talk About Things That Matter To Them.

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.

Dear Though The Reader Might Be, I'd Be Silly To Cater To What The Reader Wanted.

I Sometimes Seem To Myself To Wander Around The World Merely Accumulating Material For Future Nostalgias.

Put Your Backbone Where Your Wishbone Is.