When you find the heart of longing, things begin coming up

I'm writing a book now about a guy who drinks very heavily; I don't think I've ever had a hard-drinking character (though I've had sober characters), because when you write somebody who drinks a lot, you also need to convey the upside of drinking. It can't all be vomiting and sadness! There's a majesty (at least on the inside) to real drunkenness and re…