A. Certainly, or I shouldn't live at all.
Q. Which do you prefer—a story produced in parts, or a story published as a whole?
A. Again a question of terms. Still, if remuneration is equal, sketches of character are easier than construction of plot.
Q. When is the latter necessary?
A. When the novel is written for a serial, and is published with the standing announcement (frequently repeated), "to be continued in our next."
Q. Is it difficult to sketch character?
A. Not if you do not mind irritating your friends and driving your foes into lunacy.
Q. How do you irritate your friends?
A. By reproducing in an amusing manner their peculiarities.
Q. And how do you madden your foes?