“…understand the difference between art and commerce. When you’re writing, you’re writing a piece of art, right? It’s your artistic side. But when it comes to whether you’re self-publishing or whether you’re traditionally...
“…my boss took a chance and hired a comedian as a weather person. And they said, we don’t mind if you continue to do comedy. The only thing we’re asking is don’t get anybody to call me and complain about your content or your language,...
“Talent is something that we earn, that we earn through grit, through perseverance, through sort of through a willingness to return to the same task and try to do it a little bit better the next time. I believe it’s a process, it’s a creative process...
“Don’t have anything to fall back on. Because if you get too comfortable doing something else, then you’re not going to do what you really want to do. Find a way to at least be part of the atmosphere of what you want to do so that you can continue to...
“I think what makes all of these books good is the sharpness of the mirror. That is, do we see reality in these stories? Do we see enough reality that, it’s recognizable, it’s engrossing, and it interests us. So to me, what makes a great book is a...
