All the information you need can be given in dialogue.

I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.

I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing.

There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much.

To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing.

The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.

It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing.