knew that attiring myself in middle class,
normal-guy drag would increase my chances of getting published.
Sure I could show up wearing my mechanic's coveralls for a meeting with some bigwig.
Lots of "creatives" have
and some "suits" would be charmed. But most of them wouldn't. They'd think I was a
My eccentricity would become the focus, not the writing. I thought that if people weren't capable of seeing beyond appearances, then fine, I'd change my appearance. Maybe it would induce people to buy into whatever I've got going on.
was right. It's working out. People are starting to buy my writing.
They're paying
for it.
And the more money they give me, the better stuff I can buy.
ut I'm finding that the process of
spending money is
