The context of the following conversation is Skylar not only admired the artist, they even wrote a story about the artist.:
Skylar says I wrote a story about this artist..
The friend responds Why would you write a story about him?.
Skylar responds I've admired him since I was a kid and thought this would be a little hobby of mine..
The friend responds Like a fan fiction type of thing?.
Skylar responds Not really. But I was thinking about sending it to him to look over  it..
The friend responds Good luck. Maybe you'll get a book deal out of it?.