True, but what I mean is - I don’t think that’s really Lena’s shadow side. Maybe a little bit. But aren’t we all a little cringe deep down? I just find her brilliant at exposing the human condition at all costs, the more shocking the better, even if it’s gross or ugly or hard to watch. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is the first time I’m hearing some of y’all don’t visualize and I’m shook 😂 I envision things so clearly, I make movies in my mind and can often take an hour or more to fall asleep if what I’m visualizing is interesting. Sometimes I force myself to think of boring things to give myself a chance lol
Speaking generally of course, yes I think the incentives are different. With a publisher, they are invested in you - a good editor falls in love with your work and chooses you. Their reputation is on the line, they love your story, they believe in it and you. Obviously people have been wildly successful self-publishing. But if it’s a dream to be traditionally published, I wouldn’t give up on it.