tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post5141581998874396647..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: Your CoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-18287246267461694042009-09-24T06:00:27.642-06:002009-09-24T06:00:27.642-06:00I write because I have to. If I didn't I'...I write because I have to. If I didn't I'd go mad. However, I often have to remind myself of that. Sometimes, when you have to fit in with publishers' schedules, it can feel like a chore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-28389924825681689472009-09-23T07:52:22.627-06:002009-09-23T07:52:22.627-06:00As someone who makes my living writing -- no day j...As someone who makes my living writing -- no day job -- the daily challenge is to balance your love of the actual process and your commitment to your own integrity to the need to be a savvy business person.<br /><br />Otherwise, you might be published someday, but you won't make a living at it.<br /><br />One of the downsides of writing for a living is that there's less room to do something that might miss the mark. One of the things I love is to try anything, and when you're locked into contracts, those paying you want definites; they're not necessarily interested in letting you spread your wings.Devon Ellingtonhttp://devonellington.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-7719620905959046782009-09-23T01:19:34.766-06:002009-09-23T01:19:34.766-06:00I write because I cannot do anything else. I write...I write because I cannot do anything else. I write because my soul is a writer and words are how I build and shape my world. I write because if I don't, I'll go totally loony. I write because I love it.<br />And I love this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-91984519375254840212009-09-22T11:10:22.993-06:002009-09-22T11:10:22.993-06:00Great post.
I love being able to write what I lik...Great post.<br /><br />I love being able to write what I like, and when I like, although would love to be published. I think it's good to enjoy being pre-published and be able to take the time to make the most of doing something enjoyable.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-73173848688587958492009-09-22T10:28:25.842-06:002009-09-22T10:28:25.842-06:00Nicely put. I'd been terrific at keeping a sch...Nicely put. I'd been terrific at keeping a schedule and writing to my own deadlines, until about six months ago. My deadlines no longer worked for me because I had more responsibilities. Now, I'm once again experimenting with how long it takes me to complete a book. In the meantime, I refuse to beat myself up about it!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-36942275033226418132009-09-21T16:23:12.472-06:002009-09-21T16:23:12.472-06:00Perfectly in keeping with where I am right now. As...Perfectly in keeping with where I am right now. As usual, you pinned the truth down. <br /><br />In fact, the more I write, the less important actual publication is...because it's the icing on the cake, sure, but the cake is so satisfying without it.Fran Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545648992948168762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-38831066504824021612009-09-21T16:12:34.904-06:002009-09-21T16:12:34.904-06:00This was perfect! I so agree with you. If we don&#...This was perfect! I so agree with you. If we don't know first why we write, I don't think we will survive, meaning we may grow to hate it and see it as a chore. thank you! I hope all is well with you:)Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-16975426837292609702009-09-21T12:05:37.663-06:002009-09-21T12:05:37.663-06:00My core, I sincerely believe, is my craving to cre...My core, I sincerely believe, is my craving to create something. Just living life, working, watching television day after day all that cyclical,mundane stuff is suffocating. Ah, but to create . . .Rebecca Nazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586998368101239421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-14979448736873351122009-09-21T11:59:12.892-06:002009-09-21T11:59:12.892-06:00Super post! What you've brought up is crucial ...Super post! What you've brought up is crucial for any serious writer to consider.<br /><br />I feel the same way, for under my dream of publication stands the desire to create, to manipulate words, to tell a good (and then better) story.<br /><br />Indeed.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.com