I'm in a Road Runner cartoon, Sinclair. And I'm the coyote.

I've got a folder full of rejection slips that I keep. Know why? Because those same editors are now calling my agent hoping I'll write a book or novella for them. Things change. A rejection slip today might mean a frantic call to your agent in six months.

I know it's practical for career women, but sneakers with suits? Jesus couldn't possibly weep harder than I did.

Also,I loathe it when you refer to me as dude" Eric Sinclair to Betsy

Why is it suddenly uncool to spell? That's all I want to know.

It never failed—I'd buy a new journal, write like a madwoman for ten pages, then lose total interest in the process. Three months later, I'd start the whole process all over again. I think I just liked buying new notebooks.

... friends are such a mixed blessing.