I had the great opportunity to interview Salman Rushdie in person a couple of years ago and was just mesmerized by both his wit and grace. His writing is remarkable and one of the most notable things he said when I interviewed him is that he still keeps his hours as a writer the same as they were when he was a copywriter. (Imagine writing on your own creative work from 8 to 5. What a joy that would be!)
Here is a wonderful interview that he did with the Guardian this week on fatwas, free speech and book tours. And my favorite quote from the article, “I have always thought,” he says, “the secret purpose of the book tour is to make the writer hate the book he’s written. And, as a result, drive him to write another book.”
Below is my Mom’s favorite picture of Salman:
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