I'm Dense When It Comes To Discouragement.

It Took Me About 12 Years To Reach My Million-word Mark. The Challenge Now Is To Continue To Challenge Myself.

Short-story Writing Requires An Exquisite Sense Of Balance. Novelists, Frankly, Can Get Away With More. A Novel Can Have A Dull Spot Or Two, Because The Reader Has Made A Different Commitment.

Editors Of Open Anthologies Actively Seek Submissions From All Comers, Established And Unknown. They Are Willing To Read Whatever The Tide Washes Up At Their Feet.

Neophyte Writers Tend To Believe That There Is Something Magical About Ideas And That If They Can Just Get A Hold Of A Good One, Then Their Futures Are Ensured.

During The Many Centuries That Magic, Here On This Planet, Was Presumed To Have Worked, There Were At Least As Many Theories As To How Magic Worked As There Were Cultures And Religions.