I Don't Want Ever To Be Guilty

I Hope To Read A Harry Potter Novel Soon, To See What It's All About. I Admit To Being Annoyed That Many Good Light Fantasy Writers Have Had Trouble Getting Published, In England And Elsewhere, When It Is Obvious The Readers Were Waiting For Us All Along.

One Thing You Who Had Secure Or Happy Childhoods Should Understand About Those Of Us Who Did Not. We Who Control Our Feelings, Who Avoid Conflicts At All Costs, Or Seem To Seek Them. Who Are Hypersensitive, Self-critical, Compulsive, Workaholic, And Above All Survivors. We Are Not That Way From Perversity, And We Cannot Just Relax And Let It Go. We’ve Learned To Cope In Ways You Never Had To.

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.

All Things Make Sense; You Just Have To Fathom How They Make Sense.

The Library Is A Place Of Mental Diversion, Learning, And Comfort For Anyone Who Has An Intellect. I Know Of No Librarian Who When Asked For Food For The Mind Will Offer A Stone. What More Could Anyone Ask?