Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it's beyond your control.
When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book.
From the very beginning, I envisioned success as selling enough books so I could keep getting published and continue to write what I wanted to without compromising.
Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.
When I start any book, I have no idea what I'm going to do.
As an author, I realise, you're on your own. You have to do everything you can to help The Book. If I make sure people know it's out there, they can make up their own minds whether they want to read it.
Making books is hard work. Some books are, of course, more demanding than others.
I didn't want to keep forcing myself to grind out book after book.
And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.
Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself.