Writing, More Than Any Other

People Are Least Aware Of Others When Demonstrating Their Own Power Over Them.

What Other Grown-up Gets Told How To Do Their Job So Often As A Writer?

I Absolutely Don't Dislike Children - I Would Choose Their Company Over Adult Company Any Time.

The Reaction To 'aftermath' Has Been Far Worse Than To 'a Life's Work,' Yet I Find I'm Perhaps A Little Less Touched By It. In Both Cases, I've Coped Artistically By Believing The Criticisms Weren't Right. They Upset Me, But They Didn't Challenge My Understanding Of How To Write, Nor Of How Morality Functions In Literature.

I'm A Novelist, Not A Social Scientist Or A Commentator.