I Suppose That A Lifetime Spent Hiding

I Do Sometimes Miss Doing That Lighter, More Humorous Work, And I Find There's A Heavier Responsibility That Goes Along With A Literary Reputation. You Have To Start Knowing What You're Talking About And You Have To Go Have Public Conversations With Writers. That's Been Pretty Intense; I Have To Really Stay On Top Of Things In A Way I Didn't Before.

Basically, My Work Is Play. It Never Actually Feels That Way - I'm Always Aiming To Attain That State. But I Get To Do For A Living What I Did As A Child For Fun, And That's Pretty Cool.

I Could Not Do What I Do If I Were Not Obsessive Compulsive To A Certain Extent. I Don't Act Clinically Ocd. I'm Not Going To Check Things So Many Times I Have To Take Drugs For It. But The Kind Of Complicated And Painstaking Work I Have To Do To Make My Drawings, It Just Kind Of Harnesses That Compulsive Energy In A Constructive Way.

I Wish I Had A Typical Workday. I Struggle To Get Up At Seven And Almost Always Fail. I Just Try To Get To My Office As Soon As I Can, But It's Always Later Than I Would Like.

Sometimes I Wish The Writing And Drawing Were More Integrated.