But I wouldn't stay anywhere that produced the kind of grisly experience I think you have in mind. Writers should face up to the fact that unless they want to write for the back of their wardrobe, they are making a 'product' which has to appeal to its consumer, and somebody has to package and sell it. You can write for the market and still write well. If a publisher invests in me, I respect the fact that it's an investment for them, which has to be recouped and exploited. But if you're any good, you will write so convincingly that you create a market for what you want to write.
Some people die.
Falco solves their deaths. Not yet started. To be finished by 31 October. To be published June 2001 by Century.