There is no end to the promotion. There is no end to the possibilities. You can continue to promote a book for years, literally.
There are books that a writer undertakes because she wants to go on a journey, and there are journeys a writer undertakes because she wants to write a book.
When I near the end of a book, it feels as if the entire universe meets me more than halfway and supports me. The whole world seems to shimmer when I find the words. My mind quiets.
Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?'
Michael Lowenthal has written a big-hearted and wise book about familial love in all its richness and complexity.
Strange - I'm not much of a film person. I love watching films, but they don't stay with me the way books do. Stranger still, because my husband is a screenwriter!
When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.