I think his comment ties nicely in to an ongoing discussion we all have been having over the years in Hubski about the writing process and in particular, editing. It is a common phenomenon in all art forms that someone's breakout performance, album, etc. is their best work and is unattainable in the future. Why? Because that artist likely clawed, scratched, edited, rewrote, played and performed their work live for hundreds of hours before the final product. Once you, and others think you are the goose that lays the golden eggs, your work will suffer for it. Edit! Refine! Work! = good things. I know, as do many of us here that KB has been reworking a novel for many months. -wise. I personally don't edit enough of my music. I like to make it and then hand it to someone and say, "make it work." -probably not the best artistic process.And M Night Shyamalan never had to write seven drafts of anything ever again.
-...and therefore, nothing was ever as dialed in and tight again.