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hear this from parents all the time when I meet them at book signings. “Our daughter is an aspiring writer, and we told her that’s fine, but she needs to find something to fall back on.” “So she’s a terrible writer?” I ask. “Well, no.” “Is she lazy? Has she shown no improvement since she started?” “Of course not,” the parents say. “She’s wonderful. Writing is all she cares about.” “Then why does she need to fall back?” I ask. “Are you saying you have no faith in her before she’s even had a chance to prove herself?” It’s an unfair question on my part, as it makes the parents sound unsupportive.
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Be yourself. Unless yourself is an asshole. How will I know if I’m an asshole? you’re probably wondering. Well, pay attention. Do people avoid you? Every time you park the car or do your laundry, do you wind up engaged in some sort of conflict?
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how shitty his haircut was. It looked like he’d done it himself with a campfire.
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“And there’s no point in me doing anything if I can’t write about it,” I continued. “It would be like…walking ten miles without my Fitbit on—a complete waste. I mean, I do do things I don’t commit to paper: I use the bathroom, I have sex. But I try to be quick about it.”
