I love this, Michele. I'm glad you pushed ahead with it. You raised so many interesting points and your experience with social media is so disgusting. Can't really picture you as a romance writer but I get why you made the (very savvy) decision early on. I wouldn't be able to get into that genre. I have my Thing and I'll probably die penniless in its gutters. I'm gonna come back to this one from time to time and hope you'll add to its library. You're a gem in multiple sections!
"Can't really picture you as a romance writer" makes my dark little heart happy, lol. I appreciate your comment, and yes, as Things occur, I'll write about them. But fiction first. :-) Keeping writing. You are a brilliant and talented writer. You will not die penniless in its gutters.
Whatever you got, I'll take. About the rest-- I don't know about all that. And besides, I'd be in good company. Maybe me, Lovecraft, and Poe can get a drink in the afterlife, shoot the shit. I imagine we'd have a lot to talk about.
This. Was. Great! I’ve gone through my frothing-at-the-mouth and madly chasing Things stage. It was like grasping at mirages. Partly because I prefer to exist under a rock and send out smoke signals (my bad), and partly because the Things were, indeed, mirages. Currently, I’m just resting in the writing and tossing it out on Substack for whoever happens upon it. No Things wanted. Perhaps later…but getting the stories in my head onto the page is the current goal.
Gawd I needed to read this today. I don't have the funds to be spending Things on Things that will make me better at the Thing (or so they say) but what I do have is a passion for the THING an lovely people reading, talking and sharing.
Yay, Hanna! Believe me, I know the Siren's Call of the Things, but we really only need one Thing and we have it in our brains. The Writing Thing. The rest will come as we build our backlists and our readerships.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Michele, and for the advice. I dreamed of being a full-time writer, but that's all it ever was. Maybe when the kids are grown. Maybe when I retire. Nope. I do love to write and share it, but have no desire to put in the work you describe in this article. That's okay. I came to terms with that years ago. I admire those that take on the challenge and wish them well.
I love this, Michele. I'm glad you pushed ahead with it. You raised so many interesting points and your experience with social media is so disgusting. Can't really picture you as a romance writer but I get why you made the (very savvy) decision early on. I wouldn't be able to get into that genre. I have my Thing and I'll probably die penniless in its gutters. I'm gonna come back to this one from time to time and hope you'll add to its library. You're a gem in multiple sections!
"Can't really picture you as a romance writer" makes my dark little heart happy, lol. I appreciate your comment, and yes, as Things occur, I'll write about them. But fiction first. :-) Keeping writing. You are a brilliant and talented writer. You will not die penniless in its gutters.
Whatever you got, I'll take. About the rest-- I don't know about all that. And besides, I'd be in good company. Maybe me, Lovecraft, and Poe can get a drink in the afterlife, shoot the shit. I imagine we'd have a lot to talk about.
I stand by what I said. Lovecraft and Poe! Now, that would be an awesome conversation!
Right?
This. Was. Great! I’ve gone through my frothing-at-the-mouth and madly chasing Things stage. It was like grasping at mirages. Partly because I prefer to exist under a rock and send out smoke signals (my bad), and partly because the Things were, indeed, mirages. Currently, I’m just resting in the writing and tossing it out on Substack for whoever happens upon it. No Things wanted. Perhaps later…but getting the stories in my head onto the page is the current goal.
Thank you! Mirages, definitely. Distractions from the Art. Your stories are so fantastic. Write them all. You have readers waiting! (Including me!)
Gawd I needed to read this today. I don't have the funds to be spending Things on Things that will make me better at the Thing (or so they say) but what I do have is a passion for the THING an lovely people reading, talking and sharing.
Yay, Hanna! Believe me, I know the Siren's Call of the Things, but we really only need one Thing and we have it in our brains. The Writing Thing. The rest will come as we build our backlists and our readerships.
Thanks Michele. I just want to write.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Michele, and for the advice. I dreamed of being a full-time writer, but that's all it ever was. Maybe when the kids are grown. Maybe when I retire. Nope. I do love to write and share it, but have no desire to put in the work you describe in this article. That's okay. I came to terms with that years ago. I admire those that take on the challenge and wish them well.
LOL ... you're welcome? Thanks for reading!