Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned.
I try to be outraged by things that other people are just very accepting of, as though they're normal and can't be changed. A lot of what I write about is, 'Hey, you know, this stuff is really awful, and it doesn't need to be, and that's why it's so offensive.' Things should be better.
I think writers like to see how people bring their words to life, and it's always surprising. Always, no matter what, whether it's good or bad, it's always surprising because a whole human being is coming to that piece of writing.
I don't even use profanity when I'm angry. I think people expected I'd have written a nice romance or something.
Nevertheless, I tend to get offensive easily.
That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.
I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.
The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me.
If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.
I never thought it was unusual to write, and I've been writing or pretending to write since before I even started school.