You need some coffee, don't you?" "Yes, I've only had a gallon.
I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life.
Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start.
In my case, once you sell a lot of books and you are labeled a bestselling author, the serious critics are never gonna say anything nice about you.
In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.
I stopped reading William Faulkner because it's hard work. I want to read a good writer, but I also want to read something where the pages are going to move along. That's what I want. It doesn't have to be a thriller or a mystery. Just something where I get caught up in the story.