For as long as I can remember, I've been manic-depressive about my writing. It's not clinically manic-depressive. It's predictable and controllable. It's just that, while I'm writing, I generally think it's really good, and, then, the next time I read it, I consider it unsalvageable, and, on third read, I feel I have some balance. …
Nightrider's Lament
"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
Nightrider's Lament 