Freedom is the basic prerequisite for writing.
I started blogging a decade ago because I like blogging. Writing's a kind of lonely thing to do, and I liked the idea of demystifying the process because I loved it as a kid and teenager and as somebody who wanted desperately to write.
Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.
I was always a writer, by which I mean I was always scribbling away, doing something with pen and paper.
I always have a will to write. It's organic to me.
Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about.
I have written ever since I knew mechanically how to do it.
I guess you could say I've been writing all my life.
But I think everybody should write. I think those people with stories who don't write should be stomped on.
