You know what's scary as h-e-double hockey sticks? What if I'm the only person that gets my writing, you know? The only one that likes it and appreciates it? Is that enough? I mean Thank God I have a great day job that pays the bills and puts wine on the table... but can I still feel like a good writer if I never get an honest dollar for my work? Sometimes I feel like I've shut myself up in 4 walls to pursue the unattainable, missing too many good times as I sit here typing away with enough nerve to think that what I think or imagine needs to be written down and offered to the public.
How vain can you get?
Maybe I just need to get a laptop:)
I remember once reading about a lady who was still trying to get published after 15 years, and I was like, somebody needs to give that lady half a clue. Needless to say, I needed the clue.....because I can see myself doing that, hoping year after year, that someone comes along and not only gets it but pays me for it. However, there is a little part of me that will look and think of how much time I've wasted, like the way you feel when you sit in traffic with no cell phone conversation, fast food or good music to partake of,wasting 30 minutes staring at the back of a semi. Where's the purpose in that?
So here's my question, what if you could see into the future and know that you would never be published...Would you still write???
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Hey there! I don't think you should EVER give up writing! You obviously have a gift. I love reading your stuff...now granted I don't pay you for it...maybe you're going to make me pay now...Just because you're not getting the ol mighty dollar dosen't mean you should give up...someday, maybe it will be 20 years to "BE DISCOVERD" Till someone of "Importance" sees the talent that the rest of us do...and trust me there's more than just me! :-) I say hang in there and keep givin me good stuff to read!
Thanks to the uplifting message from the "mysterious" GV. It's appreciated. See ya at the office later today;)
Yes. I couldn't help myself. I can't stop myself from making art either :0)
Yes, I would keep writing even if I knew I wasn't going to get paid. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be a paid writer, but I do it because I get to live through my characters. I get to have them do things that I'm too old to do or that I never had the chance to do or even the courage to do.
"Never, never, never give up." ~Winston Churchill
"Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money"
~Jules Renard
Well said you guys...well said.
I love the quotes as well Brenda, very inspirational. That's a good idea too, maybe I'll write a book about a writer who gets published, that way I can live vicariously through my characters :)
My answer is YES, yes, yes. I am nine completed novels (none published) down the line and I'm like the dog that won't lie down no matter how hard you kick it!!!
I would continue to write. I say it better on paper, computer, etc than I do by mouth.
I would keep writing, it's what I do, I don't know how to stop. :)
Just wanted to stop and say thanks for the comment about my paragraphs. I liked yours as well.
Katherine, Roxan and Catherine--I'm glad to know there are so many writers that write because they love it(not just for fame or fortune,which might be nice) Thanks for stopping by.:) Now I must go write
Yes, absolutely. Writing is the way I figure everything out. And sadly, I live in such a remote place that a day job isn't all that easy to come by.
By the way, I read your first paragraph on Nathan Bransford's site and thought it was terrific.
Mary-
I can't tell you how much your compliment of my paragraph meant to me. Thanks so much!
And let me just say- Wow! You have lived in some pretty nice locations. I'm envious!
If you were thinking of not writing... you shouldn't. I am not alone when I say "I love the voice that you project onto paper." Don't ever give up. Oh, and Brenda used my Winston Churchill quote that I was planning to use... Good thing I read the other comments or I would have looked pretty dumb putting that in here.
If by some miracle (I ever wrote in the first place...) I knew that I would never be published... I would most likely continue to write. Writing can be used as an expression, like singing, or running, or making something out of clay. Simply because it would not be a fruitful use of time can be overlooked in how therapeutic writing can be. You can escape the everyday drudgery of life in your own words. That is a gift. Not many people can entertain themselves without a "Happy Box (TV)," a computer, some sporting or social event, etc. etc. Not many people can write creatively and excel at it. You do. I personally wish that I was able to "waste" hours of time and be able to relax at the same time. Video games are the devil, Mom.. I'm sure you already knew that though..
Haha.. I remember when you used to yell at us when we played Nintendo becuase we were too loud.
SUPER SMASH BROTHERS!
Me: You ass! That was my mushroom!
Ian: Not anymore @&$%#!
Kinsey: Quit killing me!
Mom*: SHUT UP AND SPEND SOME TIME OUTSIDE YOU HEATHENS!
*Dramatized.
Oh I forgot Daisy
Daisy: Arf? *drool*
Miss you guys.
<3
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