One recalls Stephen King's speech at the National Book Awards, the year he received a medal. The speech was all about how he and his friends should have gotten official National Book Awards too.

KHkameronhurley.bsky.socialOct 3, 2024 12:59am

This is why I tell new writers to define their own success. No matter how high you climb, if you aren't defining your own success, you'll always be miserable

Awards are always the big ones that commercially success writers pine about. I once offered to trade someone half my Hugos for half his sales. No dice! 😂