First Principles

   

1) The only true goal of writing is to set heads on fire.
          Surrounded by a world of sleepwalkers,
          Writing is me, screaming.

2) Discipline the body. Anarchy the mind.
          Exercise and eat well. 
          Make maps of your dreams and then go be a pirate.

3) Writing should do what the other arts can not. 
          Verisimilitude is best achieved by photo and video.          
          Word play and pun are unique to writing. 

4) Get people asking questions--any questions. 
          Learning is a virtue.
          Contentment--ignorance--is worse than murder.
          Nothing disgusts me more than someone who thinks they have all the answers.