I think publishing's strength is also its weakness. It's got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books.

I feel sometimes like a book tour is a slow series of humiliations and that if you're strong you'll come out of it OK.

Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.

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