Well, plainly no. 1 is that they both depend on a flashy come-on.
No. 2: The first time you succeed may not be your all-time best, but it will be the one you remember.
No. 3: Maintaining a series will make you very popular–word will get around.
No. 4: Size appears impressive, but it isn’t everything.
No. 5: Some are slow and careful, some are quick and rough. Each approach has its fans.
No. 6: Some take a few hundred pages to reach a climax, some reach it in a few hundred words. Again, each approach has its fans.
No. 7: If you can do it in the movies, you’ve got it made.
No. 8: Your first time may take decades, but the longer you do it, the more frequently you succeed.
No. 9: You can’t break the rules until you understand them.
No. 10: When you get really good, people will beg for more.
And for a bonus, one reason writing isn’t like sex: If your spouse banishes you to the couch, you can still write.
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