It's hard to read real fiction. It takes time. It takes a sustained attention.
If there is some blood on the pages then you have some readership.
When you are writing a character, what the character says is obviously crucial. But what the character doesn't say is absolutely as important as his words.
People do not read, by and large. They watch television.
History is beautiful stories or scary stories, yeah.
I don't think I want to write a third book. But the more people talk to me about it, the more I think maybe I do.