We can't write a serious novel in the 21st century without acknowledging the inescapable self-awareness we're stuck with. The idea we're surrounded by falsehoods and lies. It's hard for the thinking person to believe in narratives. And yet we want some place to invest our belief.
Michael HelmI just write what I want to read, and sometimes keeping it interesting means adding one more element that ends up adding another year to the work.
Michael HelmScience is claiming ever more ground from popular stories of the kind we thought we weren't to believe in.
Michael Helm