That’s exactly what I need! It’s funny, I was just asking my mom how she would feel if I managed to get a book contract and never have to do a real day of work in my life, she said: “Writing is work!” It made me so happy. (I’m only 14, but hey, why can’t I try?)
That’s what I need too, Lydia! I’m also only 14. When I say that to my mum, she says “You won’t earn enough to support yourself.” or something like that. Who says I won’t write a best-seller and earn a zillion dollars a day?!
Michelle, I wrote a lot of fiction at your age, and my parents (and teachers, and every other adult I ever knew) always tried to discourage me from trying to make it as a writer.
Now here I am, more than a decade later, WRITING FOR A LIVING. So don’t let them talk you out of it! My only advice is to be willing to write what pays the bills while you work toward your bestseller goal.
Lydia and Michelle: I’m glad you liked the comic! And Katharine’s right — never be discouraged from being a writer. Also remember that there’s nothing wrong with having a day job while you work toward your writing goals.
I know many full-time writers now who started out doing something but gradually ramped up their writing (and worked on improving their craft). It doesn’t have to be an “all or nothing” scenario.
I’m 17, and I just did NaNoWriMo, which was awesome, and I proved that I can write more than one scene at a time without jumping all over the place.
I’ve wanted to write since I was in 2nd grade, but even if I never write the “Great American Novel”, I think editing would be really fun.
I have been writing my whole life almost, since I have been reading. I also just finished NaNo but I didn’t finish my story in 50k words. I sometimes couldn’t write whatever I was writing at the time, so I did something in the story’s future. It made it so much easier.
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Lydia // Dec 10, 2007 at 3:27 pm
That’s exactly what I need! It’s funny, I was just asking my mom how she would feel if I managed to get a book contract and never have to do a real day of work in my life, she said: “Writing is work!” It made me so happy. (I’m only 14, but hey, why can’t I try?)
Michelle // Dec 10, 2007 at 9:33 pm
That’s what I need too, Lydia! I’m also only 14. When I say that to my mum, she says “You won’t earn enough to support yourself.” or something like that. Who says I won’t write a best-seller and earn a zillion dollars a day?!
Katharine Swan // Dec 10, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Michelle, I wrote a lot of fiction at your age, and my parents (and teachers, and every other adult I ever knew) always tried to discourage me from trying to make it as a writer.
Now here I am, more than a decade later, WRITING FOR A LIVING. So don’t let them talk you out of it! My only advice is to be willing to write what pays the bills while you work toward your bestseller goal.
Inkygirl // Dec 11, 2007 at 8:39 am
Lydia and Michelle: I’m glad you liked the comic! And Katharine’s right — never be discouraged from being a writer. Also remember that there’s nothing wrong with having a day job while you work toward your writing goals.
I know many full-time writers now who started out doing something but gradually ramped up their writing (and worked on improving their craft). It doesn’t have to be an “all or nothing” scenario.
Inkygirl // Dec 11, 2007 at 8:40 am
Sorry, that second paragraph should have started “I know many full-time writers now who started out doing something -else-” …
Tally // Dec 11, 2007 at 12:39 pm
I’m 17, and I just did NaNoWriMo, which was awesome, and I proved that I can write more than one scene at a time without jumping all over the place.
I’ve wanted to write since I was in 2nd grade, but even if I never write the “Great American Novel”, I think editing would be really fun.
Dragongirl // Dec 14, 2007 at 11:25 pm
I have been writing my whole life almost, since I have been reading. I also just finished NaNo but I didn’t finish my story in 50k words. I sometimes couldn’t write whatever I was writing at the time, so I did something in the story’s future. It made it so much easier.