The way British publishing works is that you go from not being published no matter how good you are, to being published no matter how bad you are.

Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay doesnt come any more marked than here.

It's what the reader thinks that counts.

Once you've been backstage at a theater, the theater is never the same for you. Once you've noticed the crack in the vase, the vase is never the same for. Once you've seen a friend do something appalling, the friendship is never the same. That does not mean you won't go to the theater, or keep the vase or the friend. You can choose.

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that.

No one wants a masterpiece knocking around when your own book is looking for attention.

Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing.