Toolshed asked K.J. Bishop:

I came across "Maldoror Abroad" in a Czech anthology, "Trochu divné kusy", some years ago and instantly fell in love with it. Now I reread it and was enchanted once again - it's exactly the kind of literature I'd like to read AND write. I'd like to ask: was it easy/straightforward writing "Maldoror" or did you piece the scenes and pictures together? Did you know where you wanted the story to go or was it improvised?

K.J. Bishop As far as I remember it was pretty easy and intuitive to write, and was mostly improvised -- I definitely didn't start with a plan. I may have shuffled things around a bit and written extra bits if I thought they were needed, but mostly I just went with the flow. Do check out Lautreamont's original "Les Chants de Maldoror" if you haven't already!

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