I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear.
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We didn't have a phone when I was a kid, and I was too shy to smash any public phones, and our town didn't have a pool hall either, so I had to hang out at the public library - and anyway, I told myself stories.John Sladek
Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.
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This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don't have much time to read; I hate to waste that time reading what may turn out to be junk food for the mind, when there's so much real writing to be read.
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I always figure I can have the Midwest one way or the other. Because it's my background, it ought to be a voice that comes easily.
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