Octavia Butler : "I shall be a bestselling writer."

motivational / magical intention setting ( 1988 )

I shall be a bestselling author.
After Imago, each of my books
will be on the bestselling lists of
LAT, NYT, PW, WP, [illegible], etc.
My novels will go onto the above lists
whether publishers push them or not,
whether I am paid a high advance or not,
whether I ever win another award or not.
This is my life. I write bestselling
novels. My novels go onto …