My whole life, I wanted to write. What validates you as a writer is the adulation of fans... and I've got that... 'Animal Review' is pretty well-known.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One day, I discovered that a couple of people had written 'fanfic' - stories of their own based on my characters. Just the thought of people thinking that hard and deeply about something I've written is incredible.
You want your fans to like what you do, because it's coming from your heart and soul. You write it, you produce this thing. It's like your baby.
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs.
Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers.
I write about my life.
There's one thing I know for sure: When I'm most opinionated, my writing sucks.
Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself.
I think fan fiction is the way most writers start, and the same goes for music and design.
When somebody asks me what I do, I don't think I'd say critic. I say writer.
I think the moment you start trying to please a fan base is when you start going downhill. I'm going to always, always write about what I want, even if it doesn't necessarily cater to most of them.