Loved this essay, then blushed to see my books mentioned at the end.
As you know, I loved LIVING WITH GHOSTS, while I suspect that I would have hated the ice cream and kittens draft.
Perhaps its my New England Yankee upbringing, but I've always believed that nothing is free, and every good thing has a cost. To me as a writer, the interesting point is where each character draws the line, what price they're willing to pay, and how that line moves over time.
Then, again, I'm the person who wrote a trilogy that can be summed up as "An exploration of what an individual owes society, and what society owes that individual in return." Of course it can also be summed up as "Never piss off a man with an ax" which is probably better for marketing copy.
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As you know, I loved LIVING WITH GHOSTS, while I suspect that I would have hated the ice cream and kittens draft.
Perhaps its my New England Yankee upbringing, but I've always believed that nothing is free, and every good thing has a cost. To me as a writer, the interesting point is where each character draws the line, what price they're willing to pay, and how that line moves over time.
Then, again, I'm the person who wrote a trilogy that can be summed up as "An exploration of what an individual owes society, and what society owes that individual in return." Of course it can also be summed up as "Never piss off a man with an ax" which is probably better for marketing copy.