On a good day I write, all day.
I became an electrician after high school. But I always had this thing in me to write. But it was always a little shameful. To say you were a poet was saying you were kind of crazy, and I carried that around for a long time. I still kind of carry that. And I think it might be true, actually.
If you're going to write about someone's life, you don't just use them for wallpaper. You have to honor and respect that life.
Read as much as you can. Write only when you feel the inner need to do so. And don’t ever rush into print.
When I was a child, writing was the worst possible choice of a career in my family.
