I like to write books where I get a question on the radio, and I don't have an answer for it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.
When you're doing a radio show, you can express yourself.
Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.
The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.
If you had a good radio - and everybody did in those days - you could find it.
I like to argue with the radio.
I'm not on the radio all day long. I'm not on TV.
Find out if your radio interviewer has read your book, or you are going to have to do that part of the job on air. It's okay if they haven't, but it's always better to be prepared for what's coming.
I remember thinking, 'I don't know if I can do radio.' I never even listen to it.
I always read what I write out loud, and I did that long before any radio thing. My editor finds that unusual.