Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing

A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.

In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. Why do kids play football? They can get hurt on any play, can't they? Yet they can't wait until Saturday comes around so they can play on the high school team, or the college team, and get smashed around. Writing is like that. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it!

Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's all.

I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various

The great writers just kept bringing them out. They didn't care if they repeated themselves.