Tim Barrus: New York Times

What makes a writer.

Risk.

You risk that some recent graduate of Brown is performing her internship task of reading who is fit, and who is toast. Some writers get very close to the fire, and they might be warned because – they might be warned.

Giving up control is hard for writers. They smile, and then, they spit. I don’t want to hear about what they don’t like. I’m over it. I can tell you who they don’t like the most.