The best part of writing?

Is when you get to look over the galleys and make the tiniest little corrections to a manuscript that has been polished again and again and is really as close to perfection as anything you will ever see again. There are a few of those moments where I say, "Did I really write that? That is incredibly poetic or powerful."

Yes, I compliment myself. Who knows if anyone else ever will? This is the time before reviews that may sting or amazon comments, before sales reports or even hints of ord...