It turned out I really didn't like journalism. I wanted to make up stories, not cover real events.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was never a good journalist, because I would make things up. A lot of people frowned on that, which is why I ended up in fiction.
I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.
I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.
I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising.
I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.
My intent was to gain experience for fiction I eventually hoped to write. But there's no question I was drawn in by the hope that journalism would be a creative, thrilling environment.
I started out in the journalism program, but I got kicked out. I wasn't very good at it. It wasn't where I wanted to be ultimately.
There is no doubt that the way journalism worked when I was growing up and getting started has changed forever.
Journalism, for me, has always been a calling. There are things that must be exposed to the light, truths that must be uncovered, stories worth risking your life for.
I liked journalism and thought it was important, certainly more important than fiction. I'd probably still be doing it if I hadn't been elbowed out.