"But at the same time," he added, "it has struck me that it's the best time I've ever known to be a young writer. There has always been a myth that first books are in hard times. But today all acquisition editors are looking for something new and put an outsized value on the new. The best programs provide an ideal apprenticeship for young writers." [more>]Posted by nchicha at May 19, 2003 04:53 AM