I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.
George R. R. MartinItโs being ready to accept rejection. You can work on a book for two years and get it published, and itโs like you may as well have thrown it down a well. Itโs not all champagne and doing interviews with The New York Times.
George R. R. Martin