One of the reasons I like making books: delayed gratification #books #booktube #author #art
In this brief monologue, Ryan Maloney candidly shares the intense self‑doubt he experiences while writing and publishing his books. He likens his creative struggle to Kurt Vonnegut working under severe physical constraints—“an armless, legless man writing with a crayon in his mouth”—and worries that his work is terrible, a waste of time, and subject to ridicule. He then contrasts that present anxiety with a later, rewarding moment: a few years after publication, readers approach him and tell him the book is their favorite, illustrating the payoff of delayed gratification for creators.
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