Last year’s novel Barbarism began with riots, lots of riots. I lived out every riotous fantasy last November as I destroyed civilisation to set up my story. It was a hell of a lot of fun. There was an element of ‘Mary Sue’ to that and I suppose if you were writing a ‘serious’ novel, that would have to be cut later on, all of the over-indulgence in rioting, but I think taking it less seriously, just having fun with the story, and writing what I what I wanted had a lot of value.100 Entrepreneurs You Should Follow and Learn From on Twitter Associate Degree – Facts and Information.This reading took place in Freeport, Maine, during the winter residency of the Stonecoast MFA program in January, 2008. Stonecoast is the low-residency MFA program in creative writing at the University of Southern Maine. We welcome your feedback on this Flower and Song podcast.Director, Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
