three-fourths of your life out at sea. i will go a couple of times a year just because i love to go to sea. and i write as hard as i can as long as i can stay awake. that’s how i do it. i don’t have set hours. i just work as hard as i can. i love to write. i really, truly do.
a mixed blessing about roots was that it was so big. it earned so much that it gave me the luxury of not having to earn for years. it’s a mixed bag, but it’s critical now that i write. and i am. there’s no question about 