I think any writer is a fool if he doesn't do it for money. There needs to be some kind of incentive in addition to the project. It all goes together. It's fun to sit there and think of characters and get them into action, then be paid for it. I can't believe it when writers tell me 'I don't want to show my work to anybody'.
— Elmore Leonard
If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.
I try to leave out the parts readers skip.
