ULTRA-HARRIER TONY’S CHAIN LETTER · TO THE
SWARTHMORONS
Be wildly emotionalMoney is its own reward
Chapter 32
Of course, some writers make the mistake of trying to think about what kind of book they should write,
2Over and over and over and over again,
3Because they mistakenly believe that it is important to like the kind of book they choose.
4For this reason, they magonize endlessly,
5Which is totally contrary to the Way of Harry,
6And quite unnecessary besides,
7Like all things that are contrary to the Way of Harry.
8In their agonizing, they ask themselves foolish questions,
9aSuch as “Should I write schlocky mysteries that all feature the same wildly eccentric but mildly likable detective?
10b“Or should I write schlocky horror stories that all feature very slight twists on the Grade B horror movies I saw in my youth?
11c“Or should I write schlocky romance novels that all feature the stock characters in my adolescent erotic fantasies?
12d“Or should I write schlocky sagas that…”
13But you can see how utterly pointless this is:
14There is no kind of book that is enjoyable to write over and over and over and over again,
15Which is precisely why this path is called the path of art for fortune’s sake,
16eBecause money is its own reward,
17Even if it is the only reward of paths like this one.
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