If you listen to our work, from 'Led Zeppelin I' to 'Coda,' it's just a fantastic textbook.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with what I thought were pretty sound plotting and structure basics.
The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.
A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.
My favorite book is 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson.
I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
I think you get so wrapped up in the book you're currently writing, it's hard to think about anything else. But I know as soon as I'm done with this book, I'll move on to something else.
I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.'
A good book ought to bring out lots of different responses from those that read it - none of them pre-planned, and all of them very personal. Whatever they take away from the reading of the book is valuable.
Your basic, well-made novel by Ian McEwan or Jonathan Franzen just bores me silly.
A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.