I got the impression the bit about making it not look like suicide was for purposes of insurance fraud -- and a lot of your other readers probably read it that

I got the impression the bit about making it not look like suicide was for purposes of insurance fraud -- and a lot of your other readers probably read it that way, too. If you never foisted a book you thought sucked onto editors, you need to do a better job of not writing about your books as though you thought they all sucked. You gave a number for an advance, then said that if "I" (meaning you) ever told "you" (meaning the reader, presumably) it was more than that, you lied. I did read the story, and your timeline regarding when you were broke and when you were writing books was quite confused. I read the story. Perhaps you didn't read what I said very closely, considering I actually explicitly pointed out that I read it, and found your writing engaging, as well as appreciating what appeared to be brutal honesty about yourself. Sorry if I misunderstood your meaning in several cases. I think there's quite a bit of ambiguity in how you phrased things. If you are not able to see where I could come to the conclusions I did, I suspect that either you are being just a smidgen willfully blind about it, or you are just being an asshole. I reserve judgment, given that I don't know you.