“The better solution is, as a part of your daily work as a writer, support the communities you wish to be a part of, by reading books, writing reviews, promoting other writers or bookstores or whatever in your social networking. It’s a small but old truth, but the more you give, the more you will receive. And this isn’t any kind of slimy networking. This is every writer’s responsibility, and the writers who create the most buzz for the good work of others will find that same energy waiting for them, when their own excellent book finally comes out.”
You can read the rest of Laura van den Berg’s excellent interview with Matt Bell as part of her “Innovators in Lit” series over at the Ploughshares Blog here.
Matt Bell is extraordinary. Thank you, Matt.