"Once I started doing it, I couldn't imagine wanting to do anything else for a living. I noticed very quickly that writing was the only way for me to lose track of the time... the reasons I write change over time. In the beginning, it was that sense of losing time. Now it's changed, because I have the sense of an audience... That power is a mixed blessing. It's good to have something to get you into the chair. I'm not sure it's great for the writing to think of yourself as important while you're doing it. I don't quite think that way. But I can't deny that I'm aware of the effects my writing will have. It will be read. It will cause some stir."
