Another Interview with William Vollmann
February 22nd, 2006I love Vollmann because he is more honest than most writers. From the interview:
“Kate Braverman: Black Oak has a wall of your books. I read your novels and short fiction and inquired about you to other writers. You have an enormous reputation as an outlaw, a recluse, and a profoundly important literary force.”
William T. Vollmann: I’m sure they’re all making a mistake.
KB: Why would serious writers who value your work be making a mistake?
WV: They’d do better to write their own. But I’m flattered that people read my books. When they buy my books, that allows me to write new ones. So I can’t complain. But the world doesn’t owe me a living. If they stopped liking my books, it wouldn’t ruin my day.”
That got me thinking about my blog. If people stopped reading it, would it ruin my day? Honestly, yes. It would. (link via Blookslut)