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All writing and publishing is very difficult, regardless of genre. There are going to be obstacles no matter what.

Every famous writer was once an unknown writer. If publishers never published new writers, they wouldn't be publishing anyone at all after a while.

We all need each other in publishing to make publishing work for authors in a variety of formats now and in the future. Anyone who thinks publishers don't bring anything to the table has a very narrow view and lack of knowledge about the industry as a whole.

I like the idea of trying to write a book in every genre.

I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me as to their worth.

But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything.

I am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book.

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start.

I had several publishers, and they were all the same. They all wanted salacious. And everybody is writing autobiographies, and that's one reason why I'm not going to do it. If young Posh Spice can write her autobiography, then I don't want to write one!