Take control of your book the way YOU want. The joy of writing, and art, is that you can be as creative and imaginative as you want it to be. The less you limit your amazing mind, the greater the possibilities.

You think I give a rat’s ass what publishing companies say? They don’t know your brain. They don’t know how you operate. I’m not PG13-ifying a book to appease a handful of pearl clutchers whose main purpose is to make your art consumable. To say “you can’t do this.”

Watch me.

Were great feats ever achieved by going the safe route? Be daring. Break the mould. Art is not a consumable. Art is the vulnerability that authors, sculptors, painters, and humans alike share together in culture.

Go bravely beyond your comfort zone. Make waves, splash paint onto the canvas. Bleed your heart on that page….and watch as those same publishers come knocking on your door and sliding into your DMs, because you let your personality shine through.