...I mostly write at night, because this is the only time when I am not tormented by phone-calls 

and everywhere is quiet... 

...I like to end when it’s already light outside – this gives me the sense that I’ve gone out of a 

cave to face daylight... 

...Then I go to sleep. I write in bouts – when I do, I’m on it 24-7... 

...When I work, I hardly sleep or eat, I cut myself off from the world... 

...People often nurse grudges that they can’t reach me, that I don’t answer calls or messages, 

that I don’t let my loved ones enter the house – 

but every such contact knocks me out of my rhythm... 

...It’s not even about any great creative inspiration, because I work like a craftsman – 

I know what I want to write and what role this fragment plays in the plot – 

but I write each scene “on a single breath.” ...

...I am so engrossed in the plot that, well, I can’t say I’m not hungry, 

but I just don’t want to waste time on cooking... 

...I never drink alcohol when I work, 

I don’t eat biscuits, chocolates or snacks... 

...An empty stomach gives me a positive kick...

- Katarzyna Bonda -