"This is the golden age for aspiring writers. We have a worldwide communications and distribution network where you can publish anything you want and — if you can manage to get anybody’s attention — get near-instant feedback. Writers just 20 years ago would have killed for that kind of feedback loop. Killed! And you’re asking me what word processor I use?"

Mark Pilgrim, interviewed on The Setup. He continues:

Learn how to respond to constructive criticism and filter out the trolls, and you can write the next great American novel in edlin.