I know, speaking for myself, no matter what I'm able to do, no matter what book comes out and ends up on paper, I always had something bigger and grander in my head.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.
You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it's beyond your control.
Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.
For me, one of the hallmarks of a really great book is that I'm seeing it in my head while I'm reading.
I can't sum up my books. They're all rather complicated. Sometimes I think they're too complicated. But that's the way I am. When I start to write a book, my head gets full of all kinds of detail.
Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head.
When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long and it's easy to get discouraged. Instead I think to myself, 'Wow, I have this great story idea, and today I'm going to write two pages of it. That's all - just two pages.'
I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
When I had worked on my first book, I had readily shown bits and pieces to everyone - for encouragement, to force myself to write.
I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.
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