Is Isolation Good For an Artist?

I don't have a problem with people or with the world, but it has always been difficult for me to find a place for myself ‘out there.’ As some of you might know, I am shy and short and frail, a most tragic combination. No person living in a community can be self-sufficient. You need … Continue reading Is Isolation Good For an Artist?

On Living a Simple Life

I believe that books are written not only on-page, but also off-page. It’s doubtful that anyone who does drugs, goes to parties often, spends hours in front of the TV, watches more movies than he reads books, does what everyone else is doing and thinks what everyone else is thinking writes good fiction. When I … Continue reading On Living a Simple Life

Searching for an Editor

There comes a time in the writer's life when he understands that his book can never be finished, only abandoned, and he feels the urge to show it to the world, hoping that it might make him not famous, not rich, but immortal... The Ideal Editor After much thoughtful consideration I have decided that because … Continue reading Searching for an Editor