“First-book novelists and storywriters haven't yet failed and so it's easier to publish them - you can gamble on a success. Whereas someone who has written four books that are highly literary and demanding and require you as a reader. They may not be republished.” FirstsMayBookFourWrittenHavensReaderEasierNovelistsPublishGamble Author:Frederick Busch
“Stephen King has the exact ability that Charles Dickens had. To get to his readers in spite of or despite anything the reviews say.” AbilityReaderKingsDespiteSpiteReviewsDickens Author:Frederick Busch
“If a writer is honest, if what is at stake for him can seem to matter to his readers, then his work may be read. But a writer will work anyway, as I do, and as I have, in part to explore this terra incognita, this dangerous ground I seem to need to risk.” IfsNeedsMayMatterSeemsRiskHonestDangerousReaderStakes Book:A Dangerous Profession: A Book About the Writing Life Source: A Dangerous Profession: A Book About the Writing Life