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Thu Oct-22-09 10:21 AM
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What does it mean to you to be a professional writer? |
ChicagoSuz219
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Wed Oct-28-09 04:08 PM
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1. When money changes hands... |
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For me, it's the difference between the idea originating with me as opposed to being hired to write for someone else. I do the latter mainly to support the former... ;-) A librarian once bought one of my children's books, then shook my hand & said, "It's so lovely to meet an author." It was a long time ago & it still makes me smile... :-)
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Thu Oct-29-09 09:27 AM
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2. Being able to treat it like a job |
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Money isn't part of the equation for me. It's the luxury of working an eight or ten hour day just writing. To me, that's being a professional writer. Selling a freelance article here or there just doesn't give me that sense. Commitment to the work does.
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Wed Nov-25-09 10:15 PM
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3. What does it mean to be a professional writer? |
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These days, it means going without a full-time job, health insurance and—occasionally—food. It sometimes means waiting more than 90 days to get paid. I could go on.
Oh, yeah, it's bliss and heaven.
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