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I came into book publishing without any particular impulse to be in book publishing.

I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.

I knew that I wanted to be a writer even before I knew exactly what being a writer entailed.

I was a book editor for nine years. I'm familiar with the opposite experience, bracing myself for the likelihood that no one would want to publish my book.

I was quite a reader before I became a writer.

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.

I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book.

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

I wrote my first book when I was 15 years old. And my second book '1,2,3 Publish Me!' shows everyone how writing a book is done in just the three secret editing levels I discovered!