The Golden Compass Is One Of The

If Anything In Your Life Is More Important Than Writing - Anything At All - You Should Walk Away Now While You Still Can. Forewarned Is Forearmed. For Those Who Cannot Or Will Not Walk Away, You Need Only To Remember This. Writing Is Life. Breathe Deeply Of It.

I Would Also Argue That There Is A Good Chance That An Outline Will Help You Stave Off Any Onslaught Of Writer's Block. Let Me Advise You Right Up Front That I Am Not A Big Believer In Writer's Block. I Think Writer's Block Is God's Way Of Telling You One Of Two Things - That You Failed To Think Your Material Through Sufficiently Before You Started Writing, Or That You Need A Day Or Two Off With Your Family And Friends.

Fantasy Is The Only Canvas Large Enough For Me To Paint On.

My Interests Are Different Now Than They Were Thirty Years Ago.

Let Me Tell You Something You Haven't Learned Yet, Something You Learn Only By Living Awhile. As You Get Older, You Find That Life Begins To Wear You Down. Doesn't Matter Who You Are Or What You Do, It Happens. Experience, Time, Events - They All Conspire Against You To Steal Away Your Energy, To Erode Your Confidence, To Make You Question Things You Wouldn't Have Given A Second Thought To When You Were Young. It Happens Gradually, A Chipping Away That You Don't Even Notice At First, And Then One Day It's There. You Wake Up And You Just Don't Have The Fire Anymore." He Smiled.