Writing Was Not A Childhood

One Thing You Really Have To Watch As A Writer Is Getting On A Soapbox Or Pulpit About Anything. You Don't Want To Alienate Readers.

The Worst Letters Come From Retired High School English Teachers. They Will Literally Take A Book And Pick It To Pieces And Send Me 14 Pages Of Notes.

Stephen King Told Me A Long Time Ago, When He Gave Me Some Advice About The Movies. He Said To Take The Money Up Front And Expect It To Be Something Different Than The Book And If You Don't Like That Don't Deal With Hollywood. But If You Take The Money, Shut Up And Don't Criticize The Film Because You Sold It. The Movie Doesn't Change A Word Of The Book.

When You Work At Street Level You Never Know Who's Going To Walk Through Your Door.

I Stopped Reading William Faulkner Because It's Hard Work. I Want To Read A Good Writer, But I Also Want To Read Something Where The Pages Are Going To Move Along. That's What I Want. It Doesn't Have To Be A Thriller Or A Mystery. Just Something Where I Get Caught Up In The Story.