Writer: It's not an occupation; it's a compulsion.

Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always.

Writers say many true things about their own experiences with publicity and promotion.

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily, in the way that any compulsion tries to justify itself. I suppose that it begins or does not begin in the cradle.

Writing is a solitary occupation.

It's a different ballgame, ... It'll be funny, interesting. As actors, we're doing our own writing.