I’m a UK-based writer of theatre, and more recently, novels and short stories. My right middle finger proudly carries a pen dent — a battle scar from four decades spent overcoming the blank page.
If you let them come for your milk and say nothing, next they will come for your apples, and before you know it, they come for your freedom, your life, and no amount of bleating will stop them.
"The vast majority of novels, including those with explicit scenes, use standard black ink. This keeps production costs down and follows the established norms of the publishing industry."
On the em dash, one of the great loves of my literary life
I use it so often that I’ve got a shortcut set up on my keyboard so I can reach for one whenever I want — Shift + Option + -, pressed all at the same time, in case you were wondering.
