You don't get shouted at at the 'Guardian.' Nobody bullies you at the paper; nobody tells you what to write. Now, I love working in that atmosphere; I am free to research and write what I want.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When the 'Guardian' is commissioning writers to write obituary pieces about you and your career... it doesn't get much nastier than that. And you've just got to go, 'It doesn't actually matter.'
I write as well as I can. I'm a journalist at heart, so it's the story that matters.
I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really.
'The Guardian,' with its deep journalistic traditions, is careful about context and explanation. It sees itself as a gatekeeper, and it worries about consequences.
My only job is to write in such a way that the reader gets a new handle on humanity.
I'm a writer; it's not just what I do, but who I am.
I've now got a 35,000-word document of quotes from people who hate me, a lot from the 'Guardian' comment threads. Mostly, I've managed to get myself into the mindset where the criticism is quite affirming.
I was thinking of applying to the 'Guardian' for a job after university. Yeah, I wanted to be one of the people who writes stories in G2.
If I haven't any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself.
As I see it, my job has always been to champion the work of the authors I publish.
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