Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way,…

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I think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed...

I think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed...

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People gave me such a bad time about wanting a baby. I didn't want a...

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I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in...

I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in...

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Well, I always say that the two things I was most disastrous at in my...

I don't write for an audience, I don't think whether my book will sell, I...

I don't write for an audience, I don't think whether my book will sell, I...

Write because you love the art and the discipline, not because you're looking to sell...

Write because you love the art and the discipline, not because you're looking to sell...

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I was very influenced by The Magic Mountain. It's a book that had a huge...

Part of it is living in Tennessee. I'm so out of the loop. And as...

Part of it is living in Tennessee. I'm so out of the loop. And as...