"A day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music - that would be rest."

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Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth is that all good books will eventually find a publisher if the writer tries hard enough, and a central secret to writing a good book is to write on that people like you will enjoy.

— Richard North Patterson