Now that I've had a book published, it is quite validating, but a bit embarrassing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have written two nonfiction books, I'm embarrassed to say.
I'm ashamed to admit this, but I didn't read a novel all the way through until after high school. Blasphemy, I know. I'm an author now. Books and words are my world.
I'm not an overnight success. My early publishing history, through my first five books, was unfortunate in many respects, typified by a couple of short anecdotes.
I'm always a bit disappointed when I've finished working on a book.
I found some time ago that I have to be careful, while working on a novel, what I read.
I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read.
I'm not embarrassed about the novels I wrote when I was younger, but I couldn't write them today because of my religion.
I'd never written a novel before, and I wrote a novel, and that turned out OK.
My first novel didn't sell well. It was really painful and humiliating and shocking to me.
If you're going to publish a book, you probably are going to make a fool of yourself.