It takes a lot of time to be a good junkie or alcoholic - you spend hours getting the necessary supplies, then imbibing, then recovering, rinse and repeat. That's like eighteen hours of a day. And assuming you get out of that lifestyle before it macerates your heart, you have that Junkie Tunnel Vision, except now you get to use it for something positive: you know how to work tirelessly for one thing. Instead of using that tunnel vision to get high, I use it to make art.
Joshua MohrI just thought it was important that people knew right from the jump that I've got problems. But in all seriousness, that's a huge part of my writing process.
Joshua MohrNo matter what we've done, no matter the disappointments and sullied blunders, today is the opportunity to do right by ourselves.
Joshua MohrI always joke that every novel is really about the same thing: one person's struggle against society.
Joshua Mohr