Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition. Robert B. Parker advicecompetitionpeople Change image and share on social
I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show once. It was a really slow news day for Oprah, and there were several of us on 'cause none of us was sufficiently interesting by his or herself. Robert B. Parker dayinterestnews Change image and share on social
If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it. Robert B. Parker parentpublishrule share on social
Send it to someone who can publish it. And if they won't publish it, send it to someone else who can publish it! And keep sending it! Of course, if no one will publish it, at that point you might want to think about doing something other than writing. Robert B. Parker pointpublishsend share on social
I write five pages a day. If you would read five pages a day, we'd stay right even. Robert B. Parker daypageread Change image and share on social
College had little effect on me. I'd have been the same writer if I'd gone to MIT, except I'd have flunked out sooner. Robert B. Parker collegeeffectflunk Change image and share on social
I had achieved the most important things in my life when I married Joan and had the sons. Given the choice between Joan and the boys, and being a writer, I world give up being a writer without a blink. Robert B. Parker achieveblinkboy share on social
Well, you give me too much credit for foresight and planning. I haven't got a clue what the hell I'm doing. Robert B. Parker cluecreditforesight Change image and share on social
She found me intolerable. But she got to know me, and I wore her down. Robert B. Parker findintolerablewear Change image and share on social
This is not a screenplay. I don't do twenty drafts. I'm not going to show this to you until it's published or accepted for publication. You can make whatever suggestions you want, but I probably will ignore them entirely. Robert B. Parker acceptdraftignore share on social
