Jos Rouw’s Reviews > Conversations with James Salter > Status Update

"That’s your demon. That people are writing with great flow. Occasionally you do, of course. I would say that writing generally is more construction than flow. Every good writer haunts you. You’re trying to get them out of your consciousness completely when you write. But it’s hard to destroy them. They creep back on you. Just looking at the bookshelf may cause you problems."