Dragonmoth and Running Snake: a daikaiju novel

ISBN-13: 9781491275917 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 348 str.

Trevor R. Fairbanks; Michael Shrum

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AND THE DRAGONS SHALL COME AGAIN actual 99th page: nightmares whenever he thought about writing. "Doesn't he know Jamie's kids?" "I wanted to meet you first. Make sure you weren't, uh? you know ..." "Drunk? No, that was a good idea. I never know when I'm going to fall apart." "Right. So, do you have any advice for him?" "Yeah. Don't ask for advice. Ever." Now it felt as if he was gaining ground. That was a sentence he had rehearsed a hundred times. He said it whenever anyone asked him for advice about writing. "Never?" He shook his head. "Every writer approaches their craft in a different way. Asking for advice is irrelevant and, speaking from experience, most professional writers are total jerks. Just get in, say hi, and leave. If you happen to shake their hand count yourself fortunate you get your arm back." "I see." "All writers get from point A to point B in a different way. Put ten writers in a room and they'll have ten different reasons for their success. Besides, if I knew the formula for writing a bestseller, and I do, why would I share it with anyone?" "So you're saying that writers are jerks?" "Well, what do you do that makes you special?" The table fell silent. All eyes were on Julie. "I ..." Art felt Jamie give him another shot in the ribs. It was his fault. He had asked the question. The big one. And why not? The question was Art's favorite