I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The conclusion I came to was that even if I couldn't sell books, I still liked the process of writing.
My first novel didn't sell well. It was really painful and humiliating and shocking to me.
For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story.
Even if I never sold another book, I'd keep writing, because the stories are here, in my head. Stories that just need to be told. I love watching a plot unfold, and feeling the surprise when the unexpected happens.
I'd pretty much given up hope of being published, so I just wrote the book I wanted to read.
I just wrote the book and was amazed and astounded that it became a bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. It still hasn't sunk in.
This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it.
I haven't done a book for about 3 or 4 years now.
I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea.
I've never written a book before.