Editors and their authors seldom form deep friendships for the same reason that psychiatrists and their patients keep their distance: The relationship requires candor that mixes poorly with intimacy. Votes: 3
I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone. Votes: 3
Author is the prisoner of his thoughts . Votes: 3 Rajiv Bakshi
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. Votes: 7 Khalil Gibran
With all due disrespect... Votes: 3 Sir Topless Bottomley