I Think You Have An Obligation To

A Literary Achievement Of The Highest Order.

I Have Relaxed Into My Persona As An Author, Although I Used To Fight That.

Even Though I May Not Intend It When I Set Out To Write The Book, These Places Just Emerge As Major Players In What I'm Doing, Almost As If They Are Insisting On It.

My Book Is Traditional. It Runs Counter To The Post-modern Spirit.

The Best Advice On Writing I've Ever Received Is To Take It Seriously, Because To Do It Well Is All-consuming.