I told a doctor once, "Doc, if you want to know what's inside of me, put down the x-ray and pick up my novel!
There's something to be said about drinking a carafe of wine by yourself ... I just can't remember at the moment what it is! (said after drinking a carafe of wine by himself)
Success can be defined in many ways but failure in only one ... quitting!
To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse and repeat.
