Do you get withdrawal symptoms when you don’t write?
Absolutely! I’m a workaholic. I really suffer when I’m not writing a book. I sent off my most recent drafts to a publisher last week, and I’m already feeling twitchy because I don’t have a fresh book to write. The process of creating a story is like a drug that I need to keep coming back to.
Does writing bring security of a kind, whether published or not?
Writers are so insecure, so badly want to communicate, so badly want to share, that no amount of books can fix that hole in their heart. On top of that, I also have an agenda: I want to educate and try to excite children about environmental matters. I don’t get security, but I do get pleasure from the process. It’s not in my nature to feel content. I keep challenging myself. It can be quite exhausting but also stimulating.