When I realized that I can invest in my own marketing and do exactly what I think needs to be done - well, then it just feels like, what is the benefit of having a publisher? Anna Todd More Quotes by Anna Todd More Quotes From Anna Todd I think I'm lucky, in a way, because with the criticism I get online, it's mostly from really young girls that are fans of One Direction, and they're kind of already known for being mean online. So the things that they insult me with are things that don't really bother me. Anna Todd directionthinkmeway There's so much anxiety coming from social media with teenagers that we have to give them characters that are real and that are not always happy; and that have bad parents and not great, supportive parents; and that are not going on these journeys to save the world with a bow. Anna Todd parentsgreatsocial-mediahappy Every single path is so different, but I would definitely say that the idea of what a writer is or should be is not a thing anymore. Everyone is redefining publishing, writing, and storytelling in general. Anna Todd saysinglepathwriting I think flawed characters are important, because no one is perfect. Anna Todd i-thinkthinkimportantperfect When I was a young girl, I used to dream about what I would be when I grew up. I thought that I wanted to be a nurse, then a teacher, even a pilot at one point. Anna Todd thoughtgirldreamteacher Being in a fandom is something you don't understand unless you're in one. I think it stems off of everyone wants more of something. Anna Todd everyoneunderstandthinkyou Zayn Malik is responsible for countless smiles, countless laughs; he's saved endless fans' lives. Anna Todd smilesheresponsiblefans 'The Giver' by Lois Lowry - I had to read this in school, and I fell in love with it. It was my favorite book as a child, and I read and reread it. I would pretend I lived in that world and that Asher was my best friend. Anna Todd bestloveworldschool Everyone has an opinion, and it seems that the negative voices can be the loudest, but I chose to focus on the positive comments from readers. Anna Todd opinionfocuspositivenegative The idea of being published was such an abstract thing in the beginning. It wasn't even an option in my mind. Anna Todd beginningbeingabstractmind I used to say that if I could get paid to read books, my life would be made. Anna Todd booksmy-lifesaylife I never really had a lot of friends where I lived. Online, you can have thousands of friends. Anna Todd neverwhereyoufriends I'm not writing about the 1 percent of people who have this fairy-tale, amazing life. I'm writing about people like me, who maybe had a rough childhood. Anna Todd mechildhoodlifepeople I was a struggling army wife going to community college who didn't know what to do with my life. Anna Todd my-lifewifecommunitylife It's good that I've put out different books apart from 'After' - and before the film comes out. Anna Todd booksgoodfilmdifferent The Internet can help you come out of your shell and gives you a chance to make friends who have the same passion as you, it's a real community. Anna Todd youfriendspassioncommunity For me, One Direction is the only fandom I've been in, and I made so many friends. Anna Todd directiononlymefriends I never had any thought behind anything I did in the beginning, to be honest. Anna Todd behindbeginningneverthought I didn't write a ton before 'After,' to be honest. Anna Todd afterwriteto-be-honesthonest I found Wattpad because I was reading a story on Instagram, actually. They're called 'Imagines,' and they are like little fanfictions that people used to write on Instagram before Wattpad was the place to go. Anna Todd storyplacereadingpeople
