That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
History proves that most writers get forgotten anyway. That's very likely to happen to my books, and if I'm extremely lucky, maybe one of my books will survive.
My grief is that the publishing world, the book writing world is an extraordinary shoddy, dirty, dingy world.
Writing is a way of living. It doesn't quite matter that there are too many books for the number of readers in the world to read them. It's a way of being alive for the writer.
When a book goes well, it abandons me. I am the most abandoned writer in the world.
It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.
As a writer, I'm always aware of the fact that there are so many books out there.
But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them.
I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.
The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.