“I always start with first lines first,” replies writer Victor LaValle when quizzed about how his brilliant, brazen stories are created. His answer is succinct and incendiary, terse as a proverb and taut as a high-diving board.
"We have learned a lot from listening and talking to artists. They see things differently. Their work is what's going on. They may not be able to predict the future, but they make statements that say where it's going, and it often does."
Victor LaValle
