As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward.

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I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover...

I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover...

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I...

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I...

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really...

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough...

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough...

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in...

I love to both give and receive very old books.

I love to both give and receive very old books.

I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out,...

I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out,...

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting...

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting...

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

There's never a false note in a Berg novel.

There's never a false note in a Berg novel.

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a...

I never listen to music when I write.

I never listen to music when I write.

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is...

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred...

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred...

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year,...

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to...

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to...