At the risk of putting some of you off, I'm going to talk today about not being published. Here's a link to a whole article from Query Tracker discussing the topic. I have to say that I agree with a lot of the points. I'm just going to add my take on it, which is to say that I love writing because of the outlet it provides me. Who knows? Maybe I won't love it so much when I have a bound book on my shelf filled with words that I've put there. Of course, I won't know until I have that bound book, but the point is to continue to pursue my dreams as long as I'm pursuing them. Not the other way around.
I saw that the other day, got me thinking: as long as I've got a way to pay the bills, I'll always enjoy writing. I'd like to be published of course :-) but there are perks to where we are.
ReplyDeleteLike no pressure. I haven't read the article yet, will do after the kiddies are in bed (first day of school tomorrow).
ReplyDeletePS Graham, I still think that pic looks like a Nirvana album cover.
ReplyDeleteA good perspective, and I liked your take on it Arlene. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe difference being, I had the decency to wear a European swimsuit :-)
ReplyDeleteOh whoops, I just said "decency" and "European swimsuit." Quick! Divide by zero!
And ya still get a whoppin nuthin.
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