"If only you knew how tired writers get of hearing that question."
Not that writers get a lot of screen time, anyway.
When writers get together, the subject often turns to productivity.
One writer I know got a thousand sales in a week this way.
Sometimes a less talented writer can get to the point faster.
"Seems to me a writer gets to hold a lot of keys," she said.
I take your point about length, but a good writer can still get a lot across in 150 words.
I don't think there's only one kind of university at which aspiring writers can get an education.
Of course, a good writer can break that rule (or any other) and get away with it.
The writer in Davidson cannot get out of his characters' way.