I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house.

A small publishing house is sometimes the way to go. I wanted somebody who would publish my book and care about my book. I wanted somebody to know my book and always remember it, and I found one. They take an interest in what you do. If they are committed to accept your book, then they are committed to you.

I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company.

Who's got the Paris Review? ... It's under a new editor.

At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my own record. I could start my own label. I could release my own record. I could book my own shows. I could write and publish my own fanzine. I could silk-screen my own T-shirt. I could do this all myself.

Write from the heart. A book without a pulse is like a person without a spirit." Linda Radke, President of Five Star Publications