Cormac McCarthy, on How It Is
WSJ: {I]s there something compelling about the collaborative process compared to the solitary job of writing?
CM: Yes, it would compel you to avoid it at all costs.
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Another’s view:
“I liked it in Hollywood and stayed on. I found the life in the studios most agreeable. You’re not closed up in a room by yourself. You’re always with people, and there are advantages in working company hours.”
–Daniel Fuchs, ‘Strictly Movie: A Letter from Hollywood, 1989′
How it is to be Cormac McCarthy, sure.
How it is to be Locus Solus, however…