A short piece of work means as much to me as a long piece of work.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.
Being short works for me.
Short things are short all over and long things are long all over.
When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything.
It's always a little bit personal when your work is cut down for whatever reason.
I'm a full-time writer, which means I have the entire day to get my work done. But that can also be bad, because that means I have the entire day to get in my way.
When you're at work, it's about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.
I work so hard for what I do. To achieve what I have has taken me half of my life to be able to achieve what I have achieved. And for people to think I have taken a shortcut, it's not right, and it's not fair.
I often say flippantly that the short story is... shorter; you can be done with it more easily. It's much less of a commitment of time and energy than a big project like a novel or long nonfiction book.
Life is too short to work so hard.