I have always tended toward a lush prose style, but I take care to modulate it from story to story and to strip it down entirely when necessary.

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.

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.

What occurs after revelation and paralysis?

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

Silence creates it's own violence.

When they give you things, ask yourself why. When you're grateful to them for giving you the things you should have anyway, ask yourself why.