Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine.
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I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.John Shirley
I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it.
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I am more conservative now, in some ways - but I'm not a conservative. I'm just in favor of order (intelligent and tolerant order though) over chaos now. I think this is wisdom and not decay.
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I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill.
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