When I do publish books, however, I spend at least seven months thinking things through, writing out an outline, creating characters and the actual book, editing it, deciding how the cover will look, making it and probably remaking it twice before I feel it is good enough for the people who follow me or are interested in my works to see it and read it. But my main priority and the person I feel REALLY has to like it before it is published is ME. Not you.
I write because I want to. Because I feel I’m good enough to do so and I fücking enjoy it. 80 percent of my time is spent writing. Writing for my books, writing poems in my notes, writing in my physical journal, pen and paper and all. And it’s truly my passion.
And something you have to understand is that when writing for fun (mostly) on Wattpad and knowing that this isn’t serious and I’m not getting paid, logistics are not that important to me. My writings come from a place that I live and am comfortable with. I was born and raised in south west Los Angeles and sometimes, when I did care enough and decided to research things, I would get answers that might confuse me. So, I’d drop the search and I came to the conclusion that I don’t care. And that people who are familiar with what I write and my friends will not mind and will not criticize me.
So, if you’re reading this. I’m respectfully asking you to leave me alone. I get it, you think I’m stupid. But I don’t need or want your negative comments in the comment section of my book any longer. If your goal was to make me sad, you succeeded. But I will not be discouraged by someone who hides behind a stock photo.
Goodbye, angry Betty AKA @porkylass