People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback.

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