The Law Is Like Rope...useful, Necessary, Strong,

If You Build It, He Will Come.

I Think It Is Worse [in 2015] For A Mid-list Author Such As Myself. You Either Have To Sell Like Stephen King Or Go With The Small Presses Where There Is No Money. I Was Lucky To Have Been In The Right Place And Time For Many Years.

Found A Good Voice And Took Advantage Of It. Each Of My Specialties Was Like A Prospector Discovering A Vein Of Gold. I Worked Each Until The Vein Was Exhausted.

The Great Gatsby, The Finest Novel Ever Written.

Read, Read, Read, Read And Then Read Some More.