Thread
:
Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines.
View Single Post
05-21-2013, 12:54 AM
#
2108
BenG
Home Guard
Posts: 4,730
Karma: 86721650
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard
Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6
Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.
— Mickey Spillane,
Writers on Writing
interview (1986)
BenG
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by BenG
Track Posts by BenG via RSS