tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post6669028459876021365..comments2023-10-25T06:34:59.182-04:00Comments on Angels and Demons and Portals. Oh My!: Is writing your hobby? Or your career?J.A. Soudershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-80346940073203535392010-08-12T09:24:04.900-04:002010-08-12T09:24:04.900-04:00I'm soooo there, and I don't even have an ...I'm soooo there, and I don't even have an agent to make it seem more legit. LOL. :)Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-66237397362725314682010-08-11T23:37:38.035-04:002010-08-11T23:37:38.035-04:00Great post Jessie. I'm on your side.
I think p...Great post Jessie. I'm on your side.<br />I think people should just respect hobbies more. And, while we're at it, careers a little less. Really. If a thing is important to you, it's important to you. After basic needs are met, money is a stupid factor to use in ranking priorities.Eleven Elevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250594897018734565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-19208154928738298212010-08-11T23:34:32.637-04:002010-08-11T23:34:32.637-04:00I tend to be my worst enemy in this regard, only r...I tend to be my worst enemy in this regard, only recently being able to call it a job without blushing. I like the internship angle. I think I'll go with that one for a while!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-49078151446312002322010-08-11T21:55:11.696-04:002010-08-11T21:55:11.696-04:00Awesome Post! This sounds like my family, well, mo...Awesome Post! This sounds like my family, well, more like my grandmother. She was with me this weekend when I got a partial request, and I had to submit it in mail. She asked, Why are we going to the post office? instead of answering her I handed her letter/email printed off, and said, "Read this. I'll be back." as I ran inside. she mumbled when I came back, "So this is what you're doing now?"<br />I said pretty much. and she complained and gave me 35 reasons to quit, and I'm still laughing it up.<br /><br />I hope you are too. Laugh at their silliness, b/c when you do get green or have book signings you can say, "What was this again??? A hobby? I didn't know those came with fans. lol"Natalie Deckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420337655010987555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-23580038329388909612010-08-11T18:11:43.374-04:002010-08-11T18:11:43.374-04:00Don't let the naysayers drag you down. When yo...Don't let the naysayers drag you down. When you get your first advance or royalty check gleefully waggle it in their faces. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-68722513126932731352010-08-11T12:40:39.777-04:002010-08-11T12:40:39.777-04:00Great post. You have every right to get pissed - b...Great post. You have every right to get pissed - but I'm glad at least your hubby is supportive.<br /><br />I guess I'm lucky in that I have an "artistic" kind of family (mostly musical) that understand creativity and support that. I don't think my father, who (aside from his real job) is a drummer in a band, would ever tell me that writing is just a silly hobby. He gets it. Maybe this is a reminder that I should be a little more appreciative of them, lol.Dorothy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-73879077005503264702010-08-11T08:21:05.445-04:002010-08-11T08:21:05.445-04:00Great post and sooo true! People don't take it...Great post and sooo true! People don't take it as seriously as they should. I get that a lot about doing it "for fun." And while writing can be fun and I love it, it is work and once you are working with an agent and meeting deadlines, it very much is a job - even if unpaid. Well good luck with your revisions, in any case.:)Jennifer Walkuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441887850464334900noreply@blogger.com