I’ve had my first run-in with someone that, upon learning I’m writing a novel, took pains to inform me that she only reads non-fiction. Touché!
From what I hear from other authors, this will be a frequent event. So long as I’m writing fiction, there will be people who need to be sure I know they don’t read it. Because, you know, fiction is frivolous. Escapist. Worthless. And by extension, so must I be.
By contrast, the latest work of political hackery (The Many Virtues of The Man You Voted For) or religious claptrap (God Wants you to Hate Others) is a valuable addition to our culture, she might reason, and Makes the World a Better Place, though it’s stretching things to see much of that as non-fiction.
Oh well. Better lower that nose a bit, honey, before it rains. You might drown.
It could have been much worse Steve…you could have told them you want to make comics for a living
BWAHAHAHA!
Wait… you make comics!?