To me, it's all about opening all the doors and getting people to be not only prolific, but creative and having control of their music. Eric Brown controlcreativedoor Change image and share on social
The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy and guilty and dissatisfied when I haven't written for a while. Ideas come to me and need to be written down. Eric Brown dissatisfyguiltyidea share on social
I write about five thousand words a day, when working on a book, about three thousand a day if I'm writing a short story. I take long periods off between projects, when I read a lot, garden, and think about the next book or stories. Eric Brown bookdaygarden share on social
I think my fascination is less with genre figures than with writers in general. Eric Brown fascinationfiguregeneral Change image and share on social
Why my interest in writers? Well, I'm one, and many of my friends are writers. I know what it's like to write. I'm interested in the creative process. I'm fascinated by the disparity between who we are on the outside, and what we have bubbling away inside us. Eric Brown bubblecreativedisparity share on social
The professionals are going to be joined by the average Joe. Everybody's a publisher. Eric Brown averagejoejoin Change image and share on social
I think it's a short story writer's duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story. Eric Brown characterdutyemotion Change image and share on social
You don't have to fight for your life anymore. You're starting a new one. Eric Brown anymorefightlife Change image and share on social
'Made it as a writer'? I'm still wondering if I've made it as a writer. I've made it as a published writer of the type of SF that I want to write and read, but I'm still waiting for that big breakthrough. Eric Brown bigbreakthroughhave share on social
Which, of course, isn't the point of writing - but it would be nice if, along with the creative satisfaction of writing and seeing my work in print, I could do more than merely scrape a living. Okay, moaning over. Eric Brown creativelivemoan share on social