How Not To Write A Bestseller
October, 1960
As one of America's most prolific authors of books, I have had my share of creative woes through the years, my primary one being that I've never been published. This is something I cannot understand. I read every bestseller assiduously, and I'm certain that I have learned to recognize the exact ingredients that go into a book-club selection. But somehow, somewhere along the line something seems to go wrong. Recently at my request, one publisher was good enough to return my last half-dozen manusc...