tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post2095291101906507730..comments2024-01-02T09:51:59.928-05:00Comments on WRITING IN A NUTSHELL: If I Didn't WriteWritingNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-88039347569200554702011-02-09T15:46:25.365-05:002011-02-09T15:46:25.365-05:00Hmm, all other careers pale compared to writing. I...Hmm, all other careers pale compared to writing. I don't know, I'm sure I can do a lot of other things, but writing's the only one that really fits.Plamena Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222695582552877560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-13395343570538429972011-02-07T23:00:35.061-05:002011-02-07T23:00:35.061-05:00Yup I always thought I'd write at some point. ...Yup I always thought I'd write at some point. When I found I had trouble looking for a job I didn't want anyway, I decided it was time to finally really try it. I haven't looked back. I'm fortunate to be able to do that and I know it.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-85392404969955791742011-02-07T01:00:44.793-05:002011-02-07T01:00:44.793-05:00I frankly speaking have no backup plan. As I teach...I frankly speaking have no backup plan. As I teach Creative Writing, I probably would be a teacher.<br /><br />Please add the Helping Hand Award to your sidebar and pass it on.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-55067511722081652912011-02-07T00:57:41.224-05:002011-02-07T00:57:41.224-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-12862673468304854962011-02-06T21:34:03.139-05:002011-02-06T21:34:03.139-05:00I'm sorry you don't like your job. I hope...I'm sorry you don't like your job. I hope your writing dreams come true. In the meantime, keep cooking and baking.<br /><br />I love cooking, but I don't think I'd want to do it for a living. If not teaching or writing, I don't know what I'd do. I'm enjoying the mothering thing but it doesn't pay very well money-wise.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-74188922142121730872011-02-06T18:20:36.003-05:002011-02-06T18:20:36.003-05:00I have no back up plan. I turned to art for a whil...I have no back up plan. I turned to art for a while but now that I'm back to writing, I'm not giving up. I love it too much.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-67392642713438175592011-02-06T14:18:28.536-05:002011-02-06T14:18:28.536-05:00Nice post! You know what? If you're creative (...Nice post! You know what? If you're creative (which obviously you are) you wouldn't have a problem with cooking and baking as these are creative crafts. RE: Your job: If you ask around, most people would tell you they don't love what they do. Most of us work to pay the bills :( Writing was an outlet for me at first. Then I discovered I really enjoyed it. I love the Arts and Humanities so I wouldn't mind working in a museum, art gallery, or concert hall ;)<br />I loved what I studied: Romance Languages & Italian Literature...too bad I'm not working on my field :(Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-6455874674060478092011-02-05T23:34:12.501-05:002011-02-05T23:34:12.501-05:00I work in childcare, which is something I never in...I work in childcare, which is something I never intended to do. Still, I enjoy it most of the time and the kids are great. I need to discipline myself and write more instead of just thinking about what would be great in the story....<br /><br />Good luck!The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-14023026337001536352011-02-05T21:20:03.166-05:002011-02-05T21:20:03.166-05:00We must be twins! Writing and baking! I write and ...We must be twins! Writing and baking! I write and sell books. (not very many but who's counting) I make cookies and sell them (cookies sell MUCH easier and faster than books)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-7024718843475295102011-02-05T17:40:17.744-05:002011-02-05T17:40:17.744-05:00What a great post!
I've tired everything. I...What a great post!<br />I've tired everything. I've owned a business. I've taken up painting. I went back to school to get a degree in English Lit. And now? Now I'm writing. And I love it!!! Just love it.henyahttp://henya-writingismylife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-5513764545894832092011-02-05T16:35:05.395-05:002011-02-05T16:35:05.395-05:00I've been blessed a few times. My dream to own...I've been blessed a few times. My dream to own a bookstore came true and now to write. I don't like working for only money, I like more intangible rewards.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-87909538411803656852011-02-05T15:46:40.951-05:002011-02-05T15:46:40.951-05:00I remember ih high school someone asked me what I ...I remember ih high school someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I said that I just wanted to be brilliant. Now I am grown up and I have a long way to go.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-81739113563058260932011-02-05T14:18:36.872-05:002011-02-05T14:18:36.872-05:00I have no plan except to do what I have to do in o...I have no plan except to do what I have to do in order to be able to write. That's its.<br /><br />Right now I just started a day job that, while taking time out of my writing day, isn't too stressful and will help me to save up money for book tours. So it's cool, ya know? I can do it because it helps my writing ultimately. Whenever I have to do something I don't want to I just think of it in terms of how it's helping me write.<br /><br />It's cool that you think of your day job that way too, that it led you back to writing. Good for you.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-56546821978024159812011-02-05T08:14:11.017-05:002011-02-05T08:14:11.017-05:00I'd love to be either a lawyer or an English t...I'd love to be either a lawyer or an English teacher when I grow up. But since the Day Job isn't so bad, I'll stick to that and the Writing Dream for now! ;)Cat Lavoiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712502980229138259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-13004421222749896082011-02-05T06:08:05.557-05:002011-02-05T06:08:05.557-05:00Hmm ... interesting question. Firstly, I have alwa...Hmm ... interesting question. Firstly, I have always wanted to do something with animals. My goal is to open a rescue center someday.<br /><br />Secondly, I like to be a female James Bond. True. I think I'd make a jolly good spy :)<br /><br />And thirdly, if I'm ever published, I'll be all of the above. Dreams are free right? :)Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-77874428481335852612011-02-05T04:10:09.270-05:002011-02-05T04:10:09.270-05:00Thanks for your kind comments. I do hope you achie...Thanks for your kind comments. I do hope you achieve all you set out to do. I retired early, now on my fifth career and enjoyed them all to varying degrees. Wanted to be an ice skater when very young, the only one I have never tried and a bit late now...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-44092691881135792412011-02-05T00:02:23.962-05:002011-02-05T00:02:23.962-05:00Chekhov once said, "Medicine is my wife but w...Chekhov once said, "Medicine is my wife but writing is my mistress."<br /><br />Reverse the gender words, and I guess that's me!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-21974352498926023752011-02-04T23:48:32.550-05:002011-02-04T23:48:32.550-05:00I would be a tour guide for a major museum like Th...I would be a tour guide for a major museum like The Metropolitan or the Louvre. That would be great ... walk around all day and look at art and artifacts and talk to people. Easy money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-11912526389589383712011-02-04T23:06:44.113-05:002011-02-04T23:06:44.113-05:00Something working with animals. Maybe a zoo keeper...Something working with animals. Maybe a zoo keeper. It's hard work for very little pay, but being that close to animals all day would be the only thing that could compare to writing.Melissa Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700191547004665402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-42238315312848018732011-02-04T22:44:26.444-05:002011-02-04T22:44:26.444-05:00That's funny. I always thought it would be nea...That's funny. I always thought it would be neat to be a chef/baker too. Maybe it's a writer thing - we like the balance between creativity and having a plan (recipe).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-18555968960943322102011-02-04T21:10:19.518-05:002011-02-04T21:10:19.518-05:00I've got lots and lots of interests and there ...I've got lots and lots of interests and there are tons of careers that would interest me. Teaching (this is what I'm doing now), baking, computer animation, scientific research, graphic artist, marine biologist, horse rancher,...Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-27976236335626867222011-02-04T20:14:49.761-05:002011-02-04T20:14:49.761-05:00Then your day job has a silver lining! Like you, ...Then your day job has a silver lining! Like you, I've always written, but didn't take it seriously. Until a couple of years ago when I lost a little job I had while the kids were in school. I can't do nothing, so I took a course, started writing, and voila, I'm charging ahead. My hope for you is that writing will become your day job, and baking can become the hobby!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-67927936047276517812011-02-04T19:30:47.836-05:002011-02-04T19:30:47.836-05:00As of right now, I'm a Journalism and Psycholo...As of right now, I'm a Journalism and Psychology major in college, not a freelance writer or anything like that. I hope to write and edit for various journals and magazines. I don't really have a backup plan other than that really...but you never know I just might find a second option tomorrow or the next day. :) <br /><br />~TRA<br /><br />http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.comWendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-66752451329422022602011-02-04T17:33:23.719-05:002011-02-04T17:33:23.719-05:00Life got in the way of my dreams and it took a lot...Life got in the way of my dreams and it took a lot of excavating to remember my dream of writing. My other great love is history. History and English! The writing dream came back to me as I was clearing out some old papers and found all the ink I had put to paper. Very Nostalgic.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-73506684389306882402011-02-04T13:52:30.267-05:002011-02-04T13:52:30.267-05:00In my dreamworld, I write and make music full time...In my dreamworld, I write and make music full time, do some volunteer work on the side, travel frequently, and own a dog who I spend a significant amount of time with.<br /><br />My backup plan? I'm living the backup plan. I went to college, got a degree, and work in law. I write and make music whenever I can squeeze in the time, and I have 4 cats because they require less maintenance. I try to travel as much as my vacation time from work allows.<br /><br />The backup plan isn't so bad. I love my life. :)Stephanie Loréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512485557711771802noreply@blogger.com