You are only as good as your last book, and so there has to be a book.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I always want to write something better than the last book.
I've written a lot of really good books. Now we'll see if I can write any more good books. I mean there's a chance I won't, but I'm going to try.
When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it.
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over again.
I give each book however long it needs to be the best I can make it.
All the books I have written have been one book, from the beginning.
A good book is a good book. End of story.