[Freda]

Hi Scalem,

You paint an intriguing picture of Belgian girls walking around with coffins on their backs! That's a very good question. Not sure I can answer it clearly. If I'm feeling really down, I can't write at all. However, there have been times in the past when I have written obsessively to escape from bad things that were happening around me. So, there seems to be a difference between feeling down within myself, and feeling down because of external problems.

My best mood for writing is when I can get into what I call the 'zone' - completely wrapped up in my imaginary world and completely oblivious to what anyone else might think of what I'm writing! I only wish I could conjure it up to order!