You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it.
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I don't write the same book twice.
With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over again.
Your first book is kind of a labor of ignorance. You don't realize the difficulty of it. Your second book is sort of a labor of fear. Then you sort of either hit a stride, or you don't.
It's rare that I read more than two or three books by any one author; usually only one.
The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.
But you can try to read books at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons.
I always have the impression that I write the same book.
Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
All the books I have written have been one book, from the beginning.
I read several books at one time.