Inspiring Octavia Butlerâs Personal Vision
I will be a best-selling writer. This is my life. I write best-selling novels, and I will find a way to do this. So be it. See to it. I am a best-selling writer. Each of my books will be on the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Washington Post, and more. My novels will reach these lists, whether publishers push them hard or not, whether I pay an advance or not. This is my life. I write best-selling novels. My novels will hit the best-selling lists on or shortly after publication. Each of my novels will climb to the top and stay there for months, at least two. Every one of my novels will do this. So be it. See to it. I will find the way to achieve this. So be it. See to it. My books will be read by millions of people. I will buy a beautiful home in an excellent neighborhood. I will support underprivileged Black youth by sending them to Clarion or other writersâ workshops. I will help them broaden their horizons and pursue higher education. I will secure the best healthcare for my mother and myself. I will hire a car whenever I want or need to. I will travel whenever and wherever in the world I choose. My books will be read by millions. So be it. See to it.