If somebody says your story is only published because you look nice in the photo, that maybe spurs you on to write.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not as good a writer as I'd like to be; therefore, I like to use images to tell stories.
That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue to write.
A whole bunch of agents and editors looked at my stories, and they all said, in effect, 'You're a pretty good writer and you should probably get these published; when you grow up and write a novel, get in touch.'
Of course, you decide which story you want to tell. For me, it's been very authentic, so sometimes I'm super happy, and I post four pictures one after the other; sometimes I'm busy, and I don't. Sometimes I'm sad, and I post a sad picture.
I'm such a coward that unless I get a good writer, I don't want to make a picture.
I write as well as I can. I'm a journalist at heart, so it's the story that matters.
So many people had been asking me to write an autobiography, or threatening to write my biography without any input from me, that I thought I'd better tell my story before other people told it for me.
When I wrote 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School' I never expected it to be published. It was kind of a hobby. Now, it's a job, but it's a job I like very much.
Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I'm totally insane.
If you want to be a writer, you write. Everybody wants to get published. You gotta play your long game.