I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise of their first successful book, that the next book never pleases the way the prior one did. It simply increased my sense of being challenged.
David GutersonHow could they say that they truly loved each other? They had simply grown up together, been children together, and the proximity of it, the closeness of it, had produced in them love s illusion. And yet - on the other hand - what was love if it wasn't this instinct she felt.
David GutersonWriters shouldnโt underestimate the difficulty of what theyโre doing, and they should treat it with great seriousness. Youโre doing something that really matters, youโre telling stories that have an impact on other people and on the culture. You should tell the best stories you can possibly tell and put everything youโve got into it.
David Guterson