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Writing is not a competitive sport. Everyone that writes has his or her own voice.

Any play is hard to write, and plays are getting harder and harder to get on the stage.

Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.

What could be more exciting when the writing is going well and things are falling into place? It's just like riding a fabulous wave for a surfer. There's no better place to be.

The writing workshops and programs that are everywhere have encouraged writing. And if that produces more writing, it's also producing more readers of an elevated level. So all in all, a good thing.

I've had a bit of experience at lots and lots of different arenas as it were, some of them completely creative, some of them quite technical. The interesting thing is, is that I found that the technical arenas actually are also very creative or can be very creative.

There might be a different model for a literary community that's quicker, more real-time, and involves more spontaneity.

I like to take writing retreats within a day's drive of home. Less travel time means more time for writing, which is the name of the game here.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.