"For a lot of people, becoming an author is a change in occupation... they are coming from something that totally has nothing to do with this. If they are expecting to come into a room full of people praising them, then they are in the wrong place."
Eric Jerome Dickey was an American novelist known for bestselling contemporary fiction and crime narratives. He authored numerous books that reached major U.S. bestseller lists. His work was widely read for its character-driven storytelling and urban settings.