I made some probably very cringe-worthy short films that shall hopefully never make the light of day. Steve Toltz cringedayfilm Change image and share on social
When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?' Steve Toltz bookcopydare Change image and share on social
There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read. Steve Toltz admirecommonelement Change image and share on social
People always say, 'Write what you know', but I've always found that to be terrible advice. It's quite limiting, what you know. Steve Toltz advicefindhave Change image and share on social
I don't have a great respect for reality or getting the 'facts' as a means of putting together a story. Steve Toltz factgreatmean Change image and share on social
Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration. Steve Toltz exaggerationextremeextremely Change image and share on social
I actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do, and actually failed. Steve Toltz failincomestrange Change image and share on social
I don't really have an office or anything, and I like to have to move location every two hours. So I just kind of write in a park, on a bench, in the library, in a cafe, back to the library, that kind of thing. Steve Toltz backbenchcafe share on social
I think as you get older, there are things that there's just no light side to, but you know, I guess the more you empathise with people, the more empathy you have, the less you are able to see the lighter side. Steve Toltz empathiseempathyguess share on social