It’s Fourth of July weekend. A time to celebrate our freedoms.

Speaking of which, when you finish a book, do you celebrate? How?

What would make a perfect day for you? Describe it. 

I trust you got some new books this past holiday season. What’s in your To Be Read pile? How do you decide what book to read next?

We’re on the eve of Halloween, so I want to know: What’s the scariest novel you ever read?

What’s the hardest part of writing a novel?

The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

–– Randy Pausch (author of The Last Lecture)

Do you relate?

Maintain a pitch next to madness – but never take yourself too seriously.

– Tom Robbins

Agree?