In my new book, 'Binge,' I share essays about everything I've never told my viewers - touching on the best and worst days of my life, some hilarious, some embarrassing, but all extremely personal.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When it came to 'Binge,' it wasn't my intention to get on a little soapbox and have a teaching moment. It was more, 'Here are things that have happened to me; here's what I've learned from it. If you'd like to learn from it too, great; if you just like the entertainment aspect, that's fine too.'
One of the best descriptions of the type of writer I am was given by Tom Paulin, who described himself as a 'binge' writer - like a binge drinker. I go on binges.
I think what I've recognized over the years is that I'm very, very bingey, extremely bingey when it comes to writing.
I've done episodic television and some other things that have been written by other people.
I binge when I'm happy. When everything is going really well, every day is like I'm at a birthday party.
I binge write. I think it's because I started seriously writing by participating in National Novel Writing Month, an online-based challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days.
There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.
Life itself is the proper binge.
Many things embarrass me, but reading isn't one of them. I'm not ashamed of my slightly weird collection of prison memoirs. Nor the flaky meditation books. After all, I can pretend I never read those.
Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.
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