Reading For Writers Is Like Training For

Most Writers Adore Their Editors, And I'm No Exception.

I Can Give Advice To Anyone Interested In Writing In One Word: Read! I Think It's Much More Important To Be A Reader Than To Be A Writer!

I Do Think That Part Of Literature's Job Is To Comment On And Participate In The Social Issues Of The Time.

Why Was It That Pride And Foolishness Were So Often Close Companions?

My First Publication Was A Haiku In A Children's Magazine When I Was 9 Years Old. I Received One Dollar For It! I Gave The Check To My Dad For Christmas, And He Framed It And Hung It Over His Desk.