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我没有著作权(INeverWriteRight)我没有著作权
wheniwasfifteen,iannouncedtomyenglishclassthatiwasgoingtowriteandillustratemyownbooks.halfthestudentssneered,therestnearlyfelloutoftheirchairslaughing.“dontbesilly,onlygeniusescanbeewriters,”theenglishteachersaidsmugly,“andyouaregettingadthissemester.iwassohumiliatediburstintotears.
thatnightiwroteashortsadpoemaboutbrokendreamsandmailedittothecaprisweeklynewspaper.tomyastonishment,theypublisheditandsentmetwodollars.iwasapublishedandpaidwriter.ishowedmyteacherandfellowstudents.theylaughed.“justplaindumbluck,”theteachersaid.itastedsuccess.idsoldthefirstthingideverwritten.thatwasmorethananyofthemhaddoneandifitwasjustdumbluck,thatwasfinewiththenexttwoyearsisolddozensofpoems,letters,jokesandrecipes.bythetimeigraduatedfromhighschool,withacminusaverage,ihadscrapbooksfilledwithmypublishedwork.inevermentionedmywritingtomyteachers,friendsormyfamilyagain.theyweredreamkillersandifpeoplemustchoosebetweentheirfriendsandtheirdreams,theymustalwayschoosetheirdreams.
ihadfourchildrenatthetime,andtheoldestwasonlyfour.whilethechildrennapped,itypedonmyancienttypewriter.iwrotewhatifelt.ittookninemonths,justlikeababy.ichoseapublisheratrandomandputthemanuscriptinanemptypampersdiaperspackage,theonlyboxicouldfind.idneverheardofmanuscriptboxes.theletterienclosedread,“iwrotethisbookmyself,ihopeyoulikeit.ialsodotheillustrations.chaptersixandtwelvearemyfavourites.thankyou.itiedastringaroundthediaperboxandmaileditwithoutaselfaddressedstampedenvelopeandwithoutmakingacopyofthemonthlaterireceivedacontract,anadvanceonroyalties,andarequesttostartworkingonanotherbook.cryingwind,thetitleofmybook,becameabestseller,wastranslatedintofifteenlanguagesandbrailleandsoldworldwide.iappearedontvtalkshowsduringthedayandchangeddiapersatnight.
itraveledfromnewyorktocaliforniaandcanadaonpromotionaltours.
myfirstbookalsobecamerequiredreadinginnativeamericanschoolsincanada.
theworstyearieverhadasawriteriearnedtwodollars.iwasfifteen,remember?inmybestyeariearned36,000dollars.mostyearsiearn
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