Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

Never anger a sci-fi writer. These people destroy entire planets over lunch. Imagine what they'll do to you.

Star Wars is not entertainment. Star Wars is George Lucas masturbating to a picture of Joseph Campbell and conning billions of people into watching the money shot.

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

I am not responsible for actions of the imaginary version of me you have inside your head.

Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.

The story of how I left Huckleberry begins -- as do all worthy stories -- with a goat