I think, to be a successful author, you've got to be part recluse and part show-off.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's never really easy to be successful as a writer when you're trying to write literary fiction. You've already limited your readership limited by that choice.
Being a writer can be isolating. It's good to be among readers and booksellers.
Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane.
I didn't know it was possible to be successful as a writer, so I wasn't afraid to fail.
We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need to take care of each other and talk about craft and nurture talent.
As an author, you hope for a director and a cast that will make something wonderful out of your 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.
For me, just being published feels like success.
One of the ironies of being a professional writer is that, if you are even moderately successful, the very traits that let you succeed as a writer are not much help when the time comes to head out as 'The Author.'
Without question, I've either got to be a writer, or I fail.