I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen.
You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three novels before you hit it big. You know, now, there's much more of an emphasis in the publishing houses on making sure that every book makes money.
Everyone expects me to be 9 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds when they meet me.