It's also true, however, that having conquered the regional writer ghetto, I am now intent on conquering the nationalist writer ghetto and moving out into the world more.

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I'm trying to read more dead people because I keep having to read stuff for...

I'm trying to read more dead people because I keep having to read stuff for...

I made this list of stuff that it's time for me to try to do.

I made this list of stuff that it's time for me to try to do.

The Ice Storm, because of the movie, has had, or is to have, a vigorous...

The Ice Storm, because of the movie, has had, or is to have, a vigorous...

I am in Boston right now, in fact, to do work at the New England...

I am in Boston right now, in fact, to do work at the New England...

My grandfather was a newspaper publisher and his paper had all the comics in NYC,...

My grandfather was a newspaper publisher and his paper had all the comics in NYC,...

Nonfiction that uses novelistic devices and strategies to shape the work. That's material that I...

Nonfiction that uses novelistic devices and strategies to shape the work. That's material that I...

I love comic books and always did as a kid.

I love comic books and always did as a kid.

Genre is a bookstore problem, not a literary problem.

Genre is a bookstore problem, not a literary problem.

It turns out that my memory is just not that great, so for specific scenes...

It turns out that my memory is just not that great, so for specific scenes...

All the stuff that I used to treat with contempt - you know, I'm an...

All the stuff that I used to treat with contempt - you know, I'm an...

I judged about a zillion awards this year so I've been reading a lot of...

I judged about a zillion awards this year so I've been reading a lot of...

So while it is true that I find really dark stuff funny sometimes, it's also...

So while it is true that I find really dark stuff funny sometimes, it's also...

The point is to balance on the edge between musicality and content.

The point is to balance on the edge between musicality and content.

I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the...

I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the...

Literature precedes genre.

Literature precedes genre.

Maybe when I'm sixty-five I'll talk about my literary life.

Maybe when I'm sixty-five I'll talk about my literary life.

I didn't know how to kill off a character unless I was able, as a...

I didn't know how to kill off a character unless I was able, as a...

Impotence, fetishism, bisexuality, and bondage are all facts of life, and our fiction should reflect...

Impotence, fetishism, bisexuality, and bondage are all facts of life, and our fiction should reflect...

What genre it falls under is only of interest later.

What genre it falls under is only of interest later.

This is odd, but there are certain things that are really embarrassing to talk about...

This is odd, but there are certain things that are really embarrassing to talk about...