Girl from Kansas

“ But writing does, at least for me, require quite a lot of concentration. To concentrate you must be prepare to face the terrifying specter of boredom without fear. In that respect at least, both the reading and writing of books have become, kind of, countercultural activities in the social media era. Books don’t lend themselves to multitasking; they don’t automatically update, and as much as I love the internet, I’m happiest when I’m writing.