I've always written. There's a journal which I kept from about 9 years old. The man who gave it to me lived across the street from the store and kept it when my grandmother's papers were destroyed. I'd written some essays. I loved poetry, still do. But I really, really loved it then.
I loved and still love watching words flower into sentences and sentences blossom into stories.
I know I can always draw, but I actually love the writing the most.
Love the writing, love the writing, love the writing... the rest will follow.
I've always loved writing.
And I love writing. I've always loved writing.
Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.
I write because I love doing it.
It was not a choice of writing or not writing. It was a choice of loving my life or not loving my life. To keep writing was always a first priority.... I worked probably 25 years by myself.... Just writing and working, not trying to publish much. Not giving readings. A longer time than people really are willing to commit before they want to go public.
I never considered writing as a career - it was always a creative outlet for me and something I just loved to do.
I've been writing for years, you know, and when I get to a particular place, city, or different locale, I find myself first of all being challenged by those that love me to write more.
