When I started writing I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.
I'm not an American but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years my godfather being an American who I'm very close to.
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In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever you have a culture 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?'
