That’s a fair point. It’s not untrue but this is also just a microcosmic snippet of a bigger picture. However much of a minority, it is still a vocal minority. And the idea that he owes them because they bought his book (spoiler: some of them haven’t even read them) is farcical and dangerous.

Can you hurry it up then?

Now you are getting the hang of it! Well, at least I’m a good teacher 😉

There absolutely is a compromise, that you are getting money for doing what you love (though some really do it for the money, but that’s out of the remit of this discussion) is a thorny issue. One which I have to deal with every day, being a struggling artist with a partner who is also a struggling artist. But the…

Wholeheartedly agree with the opening, well put.

It just might be best you stick to writers that are remotely relevant and proven, when trying to illicit your point about a “body of work”.

Once upon a time you could find my writings on Kinja as well as a Lifehacker sub-blog. You can also find songs I’ve co-written on Spotify. I don’t much consider myself an active published “writer”, definitely not successful, and I’m really not trying very hard at all, for various personal reasons. But I write…

I think you… forgot to write LOLOLOLOL

You’re conflating “becoming famous” and “earning enough to give yourself a better life and support your career further.

I’m just going to take the opportunity, to point out the irony of you criticising me, as you are reading my very writings 🤣

They don’t call me “The White Walker” for nothing, ya know? 😉

I mean, I’ve written since I could hold a pen. From the moment I read books, I asked who wrote them? I’ve written poems, songs, short stories, scripts, graphic novels, articles even. Plenty unfinished and unpublished, one or two complete and publicly available. I’ve never finished one of my novels or had a book deal…

“Oh, get over yourself.”

You act like those two concepts cannot coexist.

“procrastinated”

You are misinterpreting my anecdote to being unique. Give this a watch and then come back here to complain about authors and I might take you seriously:

They’re a low tier edge Lord troll. Don’t waste your time with them.

Wait… you haven’t even read the books? 🤣

I don’t even have to work to make you look awful anymore, you do it all on your own. Thank you!

“Shakespeare wrote every play he ever wrote between 1590 and 1613, meaning it took him seven fewer years (and counting) to create his entire body of work”