The Plot (The Book Series, #1)

by Jean Hanff Korelitz

You’re only as successful as the last book you published, and you’re only as good as the next book you’re writing. So shut up and write.

That was kind of a shock of its own, but after a while I decided it was kind of an opportunity. I could go any direction I wanted with it. I did color it for the first couple of years, but eventually I decided I liked it like this. I liked that it was a little bit confusing. Not for myself, but for other people.” “What do you mean?” “Oh … just that the combination of hair that signifies ‘old’ with a face that isn’t old is confusing to a lot of people. I’ve noticed it can make some people think I’m older than my real age, and others think I’m younger.”