The book is the first long text in the first person that I tried to write. I think now, in hindsight, that it is an attempt to get close to my inner self. That is the hard part for me, not technique. I have a barrier that goes up whenever it gets very personal. This book is somehow an attempt to get in touch with my feelings.
Nobody is just one sex.
To live in this world and love a woman, you have to have some kind of understanding of the other sex or mutual consciousness. The use of language is one way of getting closer. You had a number of other professional lives or interests before making writing your full-time occupation. You were a professional ballet dancer, fencer, and seaman for a number of years. Doing a lot of things can also be an expression of restlessness.