WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING FICTION,
LONG OR SHORT,
THE LEARNING CURVE NEVER ENDS.
I MAY BE A PROFESSIONAL WRITER TO THE IRS
WHEN I FILE MY TAX RETURN,
BUT IN CREATIVE TERMS,
I'M STILL AN AMATEUR,
STILL LEARNING MY CRAFT.
WE ALL ARE.
EVERY DAY SPENT WRITING IS
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE,
AND A BATTLE TO DO SOMETHING NEW.
PHONING IT IN IS NOT ALLOWED.
ONE CANNOT INCREASE ONE'S TALENT -
THAT COMES WITH THE PACKAGE - BUT IT IS
POSSIBLE TO KEEP TALENT FROM SHRINKING.
AT LEAST, I LIKE TO THINK SO.
AND HEY! I STILL LOVE IT.
(Stephen King)
Yes! Just...yes!
Do you still love what you do? I hope so! Let's make sure we keep learning, growing, challenging ourselves in our craft, in our art, in our lives.
Every time I list writer on my tax forms I'm always afraid they're going to write back and call me a liar. LOL!
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! :)
DeleteI do still love it a lot. But I always feel like there is more to learn.
ReplyDeleteI love it, too!
DeleteWell, if Stephen King is still learning then I know I certainly am! :)
Glad I still have a day job because the IRS would laugh if I wrote writer on my tax forms.
ReplyDeleteHa! :)
DeleteI feel like I haven't loved writing for a while, which is kind of why I've been avoiding it. But I certainly don't love not writing, either.
ReplyDeleteI read once that even though it's sometimes a struggle to write, it feels much worse not to write.
DeleteI wish the IRS considered me a professional writer. LOL
ReplyDeleteI still love writing. Even though it's harder and comes with a lot more (editing, publishing, marketing l), I still love it. :)
I'm with you - I love it, too. :)
DeleteI do love what I do. I don't always love how stupid it sometimes makes me feel, but I do love it. I'm a lot unhappier when I'm not writing.
ReplyDeleteLoving something that makes us crazy? Hmm, sounds like what my husband would say about me. :)
DeleteMy writing is just a tiny bit of added income right now, so I don't get to put writer on my taxes. ^^;;
ReplyDeleteYou're still a writer!
DeleteI love it when I get to do my own thing, be it writing or even editing.
ReplyDeleteBut the writing I have to do to pay the bills - ick. I'm grateful to be a working writer, but one day I hope it will all be fiction.
You'll get there, JH! :)
DeleteStephen King's ON Writing is one of the best books I've ever read.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my favorite books on the craft. I also have it on CD/Audio - it's awesome to hear it read in his own voice.
DeleteLike most things, my love of writing ebbs and flows. Right now, I love it a lot.
ReplyDeleteI hope that keeps up!
DeleteMe too. I feel like there is so much more to learn about the craft. On it. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnna from elements of emaginette
So much to learn, so little time. :)
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