For the writers out there
For the writers out there who say they aren't appreciated for what they do, or who say that others don't appreciate what they do...
You are.
Writers are the ones who dream, who create. So do other professions, but where else in the world do you get to go to the center of the Earth, to alien worlds, to meet monsters and anime characters and the person of your dreams? Okay, Hollywood and NASA, but they're limited. A writer's imagination is not.
Writers sacrifice their free time, sleep, social functions, family (at times, although they shouldn't) and social standing, in some cases.
Writers, like all the other artists out there, wear their product on their sleeves, as it were. They put their thoughts out for the general public to view--on full display--and have to live with the result of those 'exhibitions'. Sometimes those comments will be positive, and other times, the critics will savage their work and make them wish they'd taken up shoveling road apples for a living.
Writers live hand-to-mouth in some cases. They suffer for their craft. They have to deal with certain individuals who want, want, WANT! everything for free. "Oh, you're a writer, you can afford to give away a freebie!"
Please. Stop...just stop. Comments like those are guaranteed to set me off.
Writers go the extra mile to make sure their product is ready. That times time and effort in equal amounts for relatively little return. And why do they do it? It sure as hell ain't for the money. If I added up all the hours I've labored on my manuscripts and charged 10 bucks an hour, I'd be wealthy. So would a lot of other people. But life doesn't work that way.
Writers write because it's imperative they do so.They have their reasons. I have mine--to tell a good tale.
So the next time someone says that writers have it easy or that they don't work hard or sacrifice certain things, point them to this article and tell them to suck it. I--italics on 'I'--appreciate what other writers do and what they go through. I can only hope that my readers appreciate what I've given up along the way. Maybe they do and maybe they will.
In the meantime, back to writing.
You are.
Writers are the ones who dream, who create. So do other professions, but where else in the world do you get to go to the center of the Earth, to alien worlds, to meet monsters and anime characters and the person of your dreams? Okay, Hollywood and NASA, but they're limited. A writer's imagination is not.
Writers sacrifice their free time, sleep, social functions, family (at times, although they shouldn't) and social standing, in some cases.
Writers, like all the other artists out there, wear their product on their sleeves, as it were. They put their thoughts out for the general public to view--on full display--and have to live with the result of those 'exhibitions'. Sometimes those comments will be positive, and other times, the critics will savage their work and make them wish they'd taken up shoveling road apples for a living.
Writers live hand-to-mouth in some cases. They suffer for their craft. They have to deal with certain individuals who want, want, WANT! everything for free. "Oh, you're a writer, you can afford to give away a freebie!"
Please. Stop...just stop. Comments like those are guaranteed to set me off.
Writers go the extra mile to make sure their product is ready. That times time and effort in equal amounts for relatively little return. And why do they do it? It sure as hell ain't for the money. If I added up all the hours I've labored on my manuscripts and charged 10 bucks an hour, I'd be wealthy. So would a lot of other people. But life doesn't work that way.
Writers write because it's imperative they do so.They have their reasons. I have mine--to tell a good tale.
So the next time someone says that writers have it easy or that they don't work hard or sacrifice certain things, point them to this article and tell them to suck it. I--italics on 'I'--appreciate what other writers do and what they go through. I can only hope that my readers appreciate what I've given up along the way. Maybe they do and maybe they will.
In the meantime, back to writing.
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