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When you write, do you seek feedback and opinions from others?

No. I never talk about a book until I'm finished writing it. And, I like to be alone when I write. It took me a year and a half to write Holes, and nobody knew anything about it, not even my wife or my daughter. I think that is helpful for writing, as well as for anything else that takes a lot of self-motivation. The more you talk about something, the less you tend to do it. By not permitting myself to talk about Holes, I was forced to write it. The story was growing inside me for a year and a half, and I had no other way to let it out. I write mostly for myself. I can never imagine my readers. I just try to write books that I would enjoy reading. I figure if I like them, the kids will too.