“Something that really in retrospect gave me a breakthrough was writing for an anthology. This publisher said, well, do you have a book? And I’m like, yeah, yeah, I have a book. So they said, we’d like to see it. The anthologies can really sort of...
“Well, the best I can say is create inventory. Don’t think that the first thing that you do is precious….don’t harbor the illusion that that is going to be the thing… to send you into the stratosphere. Don’t try to second guess...
“Michael Eisner, who is my mentor said, “If you want to have a happy life, be a mentor and have a mentor.” And I would always find kids younger than me or older than me and try to help them along. It’s a virtuous circle, which is an old Greek...
“What I say to almost everyone is the same thing: you have to take your time. You can’t rush. You know, I got a lot of advice from my dad, and he would tell me this one thing. He’d say, “It takes about three to five years to write a good book....
“For those of you who are sitting there… waiting for that opportunity to come to you, you’ve got to let your intention be known. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and ask for what you want. Get out there. You’d be surprised. And...
