I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach.

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

I consider myself the luckiest man in the world. I have spent a lifetime doing what I love.

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.