Never Use A Verb Other Than ‘said’

All The Information You Need Can Be Given In Dialogue.

There Are Some People Who Have Been Reading Me For Years, And They Keep Saying Kind Things About The Writing. That's What You're Writing For, To Get People To Respond To It.

To Me, A Book Is A Book, An Electronic Device Is Not, And Love Of Books Was The Reason I Started Writing.

I Don't Get In A Position To Be Frightened. I Don't Do Anything Dangerous, And I Always Pay My Bills.

It Doesn't Have To Make Sense, It Just Has To Sound Like It Does.