“Polishing: a useful lesson for the hopeful writer. You say your tormented prose doesn't read as well as mine? Neither does mine, at first!” FirstsWellsDoeMinesLessonsProseHopeful Book:Bearing an Hourglass Source: Bearing an Hourglass
“Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.” GivingWritingYearsFirstsDoeChancePracticeSkillsEightScore Author:Piers Anthony
“Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the first, and listened to a tape of a later one, and it's fun.” FirstsShowsFunFictionSeriesFantasticTapeLighters Author:Piers Anthony
“I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another, and then the readers demanded yet more.” KnowsWritingFirstsWould BeNovelReaderSeries Author:Piers Anthony
“Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to support us.” IfsWritingYearsFirstsSupportWifeMy WifeSpouse Author:Piers Anthony
