I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.
Jeff VanderMeerImbuing fiction with a life that extends beyond the last word is in some ways the goal: the ending that goes beyond the ending in the reader's mind, so invested are they in the story.
Jeff VanderMeerThat's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality.
Jeff VanderMeerBut what if you discover that the price of purpose is to render invisible so many other things?
Jeff VanderMeer