You are only as good as your last book, and so there has to be a book.

You're only as good as your last record.

You're only as good as your last haircut.

You only feel as good as your last sketch.

As a writer, you write the book, you give it to your editor, it's copy edited, it's published, it's thrown out there, and then there's a response.

Every year, the Giller jury is different. You write the best book you can and throw it out there.