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Dear Alain,

Let me be the one to bite the bullet and ask this question: what are your thoughts on writing and being a writer? How do you deal with the struggle of getting your work out there and the loneliness that sometimes hounds the writing life?

You probably get asked that a lot. I live in Manila, Philippines; it's very seldom that my favourite writers glance our way, so I guess I'm taking the chance here. Hope that's okay.

Your books have changed my life in more than one occasion. Lest I sound totally over the moon, let me say, thank you, Alain, and I look forward to more of your works in the future.

Sincerely,
T.

I'm delighted. To answer you honestly, I sometimes don't deal with the difficulties of the writing life well. It is incredibly risky, lonely and frightening - and on a bad day, I feel it can't carry on this way. Then on a good day, I feel creative, I decide it doesn't matter whether it all goes horribly wrong - I feel light, happy before challenges and adventurous. I have learnt to use these precious moments to set the goals of my life.

Thank you. I can relate to that. Lately I have more bad days than good ones, but I carry on because I think it will come together in the end. Thanks again for answering, Alain, I'm a happy fan and reader :) Will now go back to lurking. Hope you're having a great day!