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Even my closest friend said I was finished, but I think I may be a little different from the others.

When you are writing and directing and producing, there is a lot of stuff to do. I like to finish one; then while I am editing, I will think of the next one.

I'm perfectly proud of the work I did, looking back at it. I know I've had a bit of a revision since my 'Big Finish' stories came out.

There are still many things to work on - the start, the transition, the finish. I am not just going to sit around and wait.

I never finished the 'Large Glass' because, after working on it for eight years, I probably got interested in something else; also, I was tired. It may be that, subconsciously, I never intended to finish it because the word 'finish' implies an acceptance of traditional methods and all the paraphernalia that accompany them.

If I had some idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?

I outline in some detail, but even after the outline is done I often get a new idea that is an improvement, so the outline is a living, breathing thing as well. I also re-outline when I'm two-thirds done, to be sure that there is an emotional payoff from all the plot lines and to be sure the story is as tight as it can be.

I always work from an outline.

The way to push things through to a finish effectively must be learned.

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?