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There are many people who say, 'I write for myself.' I think that if you write and publish, then you write for your readers, not just for yourself. Many writers say that they write to be loved. I place myself among those writers.
When I present or speak, I write the slides myself. And regarding time, I would like to be able to publish more than I do.
I always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then he is not a writer - I write primarily for myself.
Once in a while, when I first started to write pieces, I would try to write to a reader other than myself. I always failed. I would freeze up.
Because I was a television writer for many years, I write very conversationally. I put things straight, and with a lot of humor.
That has to remain the principal reason for doing it, doesn't it? I know it's possible to write for money, and many very good writers have done so. But for me, it has to remain the principal thing that I actually want to do the writing.
As an adult, I'll give a writer 50 pages. If the book doesn't interest me in 50 pages, I'll say the heck with it - there are just too many other things to read. A child won't give you 50 pages.
I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer.
