Writing was always an aspiration, but I'd kept it a secret even from myself.
My personal opinion is that if someone writes honestly about war, it will inherently be anti-war.
I'm always most interested in writing about things that I don't understand.
I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive.
Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.
I've been writing poems and stories since I was about 13.
I think a diversity of expression can only be good, so I think the more that people write about their experience, use their imagination to deal with their experience, you know, I think that's going to be good for not only for those authors but also for people who are interested in trying to understand it.
