Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.

What cannot be said, will get wept.

The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth

Writers can write outside their ethnicity or sex depending how open and vulnerable they wish to be.

We Americans are trained to think big, talk big, act big, love big, admire bigness but then the essential mystery is in the small.

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps.

No one else can hold your hand or take this voyage of the soul for you.