I like the idea of a writer being haunted by his own creation, especially if the writer resents the way the character defines him.
No one is drawn to writing about being happy or feelings of joy.
I want to take you away from this," I say, motioning around the kitchen, spastic. "From sushi and elves and... STUFF.
Disintegration---I'm taking it in stride.
When the going gets tough, the tough go drinking.
If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.