Sometimes You Must Shed Your Skin To

I Must Say, In The Case Of "room," Both The Book And The Film, I Don't Think Being A Lesbian Author Held Me Back At All.

I Think Ultimately The Film 'room' Is A Kind Of Hymn To Motherhood And To The Everyday Heroism Of Parents Who Find Their Smiles In Terrible Times.

There May Be Certain Genres That Men Dominate, But Fiction Not So Much. The Question Of Prizes Is Tricky Because There Are So Many Prizes.

I Say "on Principle" [regarding 'lesbian Writer'] Because Whenever You Get One Of Your Minority Labels Applied, Like "irish Writer," "canadian Writer," "woman Writer," "lesbian Writer" - Any Of Those Categories - You Always Slightly Wince Because You're Afraid That People Will Think That Means You're Only Going To Write About Canada Or Ireland, You Know.

I've Been In A Long And Happy Relationship For 22 Years And It's Never Inspired Me To Write Anything. It's Too Good - Nothing To Say. Problems, Conflict, That's What Makes For Good Stories.