It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn't in the middle of the room. Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.

The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.

Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.

Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.

I think I've taken 41 charges this season. There's definitely an art to it.

Part of the problem with the previous art festivals was the weather,