I still found literary criticism to be a suspect activity

I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting myself.

It was a vicious cycle, though. The more gratification we found in our own geniuses, the more isolated we grew.

I tend to write first thing, and then do my drawing later. I like to draw at night. But often I go for long stretches without drawing, because I'm trying to figure out what I'm writing.

I wish I had a typical workday. I struggle to get up at seven and almost always fail. I just try to get to my office as soon as I can, but it's always later than I would like.

I still found literary criticism to be a suspect activity

I get to do for a living what I did as a child for fun, and that's pretty cool.