With the marketing pressures driving the book world today, it's much easier to get the author of a memoir on a television show than a serious novelist. ↗
Imagine if Beethoven had a tape recorder. Then you'd know exactly what he meant. Maybe he meant 'Da da da da' instead of 'Boom boom boom boom!' Who knows? ↗
For me the Anita series is built like a mystery series, which means that as much as possible each book stands alone, so you have a mystery to solve from the beginning to the end of the book. ↗
I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print. ↗
I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never actually write anything. Talking about writing, dreaming about writing, can be very fun, but it won't get a book written. You've got to write. ↗