You've got to wonder about writers. Of course, once they are successful, people understand and appreciate the lengths that they go to stay successful. But explaining this obsession to someone on the "outside" can make us seem a few fries short of a happy meal. Seriously.
I ran into a teacher friend of mine the other day and in our chat about kids, curriculum and playdates, she asked me how my writing was going. "Oh, it's going pretty well," I told her. She made a little face and said, "So, let me get this straight, you spend all of your time writing books and you're still not getting paid?"
Look, I get it. To the outside world, it's crazy. I spend as much time as I can every single day writing, revising or thinking about writing and revising. I teach second graders all day long and then take care of my own two kiddos and hubby at night. I get up early and stay up late. I don't get paid, and there is absolutely no guarantee that I ever will. But I swear, I CANNOT STOP, and it's nice to know that I am not alone.
If you're a writer, I know you get this.
And if you're not, well, yeah, we're nuts.
Happy writing,
E :)
I ran into a teacher friend of mine the other day and in our chat about kids, curriculum and playdates, she asked me how my writing was going. "Oh, it's going pretty well," I told her. She made a little face and said, "So, let me get this straight, you spend all of your time writing books and you're still not getting paid?"
Look, I get it. To the outside world, it's crazy. I spend as much time as I can every single day writing, revising or thinking about writing and revising. I teach second graders all day long and then take care of my own two kiddos and hubby at night. I get up early and stay up late. I don't get paid, and there is absolutely no guarantee that I ever will. But I swear, I CANNOT STOP, and it's nice to know that I am not alone.
If you're a writer, I know you get this.
And if you're not, well, yeah, we're nuts.
Happy writing,
E :)
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