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I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.

I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books.

I collect books - a lot of books.

I don't collect books just because other people collect them, and I'm not going to have books in my collection if I think it's badly written.

My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven't read yet.

As soon as I finish a book, I sell the paperback rights to different publishers and that's where I recoup my money.

I think I'm more marketing- and sales-oriented than others, and the notion of selling books continues to interest me.

I write the books to amuse myself.

I have three libraries. As a gift, a friend alphabetized and organized my main library of novels, history books, and nonfiction. Then I have a photo-book collection. Then there's this nearly whole room of my childhood books. I've also got cookbooks and a big collection of horse-related books.

I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample.