No one is drawn to writing about being happy or feelings of joy.
Yes. Yes I am. I am a completely demented misogynist.
It's like my characters, all my men are Dad and me in a mess; all my female characters are smart and hopeful, like Mom just trying to make the best of things.
It's the rare book that's able to transport you in a way that a movie does.
What else is there to do in college except drink beer or slit one's wrists?
Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.