History has shown us all too often the consequences of dreaming poorly or not at all.

The map had been the first form of misdirection, for what is a map but a way of emphasizing some things and making other things invisible?

History has shown us all too often the consequences of dreaming poorly or not at all.

Position yourself to succeed by doing the other things in your life that rejuvenate you. You can create little islands of time away from your novel that will help preserve your balance. Exhaustion will affect both your writing’s quality and your productivity.

I always try to be alert to the potential for repetition, for a decaying orbit with regard to my use of technique, etc.

An inordinate love of ritual can be harmful to the soul, unless, of course, in times of great crisis, when ritual can protect the soul from fracture.

A lot of the creature comforts and the things we take for granted, are not sustainable, especially at current population levels. And so, it's not just simply a matter of changing over to solar. It's a matter of changing our philosophies. Of learning to live, more or less, mid- or post-apocalyptic, whatever apocalyptic means.