Rigor

From The Secret Miracle, Edited by Daniel Alarcon:

How rigorous are you about maintaining a schedule?

Anne Enright: My children dictate my schedule—I have done vast amounts since they were born because they keep me from my desk and make me impatient to get back to it. I don’t count words so much anymore, or note beginnings and endings. I work on several things at once, so there is always a file to open and no such thing as a blank page. I like working. What discipline I have comes from the fact...