The loneliness of the solo artist

I also think that process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't have a group apprenticeship like a violinist might training for an orchestra, or a ballet student might being in a company that does ballets. We don't have any of that. We write on our own time, we write when we can.

Anne Rice, from A Fan's Interview with Anne Rice, The Borzoi Reader Online.