...aware, as always, that the truth isn't much of substitute for a good answer.
I suppose all writers worry about the well running dry.
I'll tell you one thing, though. It's a terrible thing to be a disappointment to a good woman.
Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to remain faithful to the text. You have to make changes.
They stayed, many of them, because staying was easier and less scary than leaving.
If there's an enduring theme in my work, it's probably the effects of class on American life.