Comments on: Signs It’s Time to Give Up on Your Dream of Being a Writer

By: Diar A.

Diar A. — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:02:11 +0000

Oh my, I seem to have a few of said signs. I thought that I was just experiencing burnout for a little while. Second to Charlotte, I love writing too much, as well. I’ve been writing ever since in elementary school. So let me choose to re-evaluate first.

Thanks for the insight, Laurie.

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:39:37 +0000

Charlotte, I’m with you! I write more for the internet than print magazines — and I prefer writing for my blogs more than any other type of writing. I used to think that focusing on blogging was giving up on my writing dreams, but now I don’t. I love it too much and it feels too good to be a cop-out!

Kelly, I totally understand about writing to sell…and I think some writers can do it. But, the most successful, happy writers are those who write what they love to read and write. Good luck with your freelancing and your novel — I hope to hear from you again.

Rebecca, congratulations on the questionnaire — that’s great validation about your idea! I wish you all the best with your outline…keep me posted on how it goes.

Cheers,
Laurie
.-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post ..Writing Quips and Tips From John Irving =-.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:04:55 +0000

I thought about giving up freelance writing and writing in general, but have reevaluated it. I submitted a questionnaire to see if my idea would “fly” and just heard back. Yep! My idea would sell. So…I will create an outline and go from there.

I completed two short films which were well received by members of various writing groups. My goal is to get them produced. I wrote a teleplay which I’d really love to have produced.

I have many good ideas. It’s a matter of choosing the ones I have passion for.
.-= Rebecca´s last blog post ..Find Inspiration within Writing Groups =-.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:27:23 +0000

I gave up trying to be a novelist years ago. The market just didn’t want what I was selling. Worse, I had invested a lot of time and resources in learning to write and writing in a genre I personally abhorred and never read, just because it seemed an easy way in. But I learned it wasn’t that simple. My next venture will be commercial freelancing while I spend off-hours working on the novel I really wanted to write all along. I may or may not actually market that novel.

By: Charlotte Rains Dixon

Charlotte Rains Dixon — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:37:31 +0000

I’ve not given up, just re-focused. When I grew weary of the old game of sending out stories and articles to be published, I switched over to working more on the internet. When my first novel didn’t sell, I cast a cold eye on it and learned what I could–then wrote another, better one.

I love writing too much to give it up. I’m lucky to be able to make a living at it, but even if I couldn’t, I’d still write every day.

This is a great post on a little discussed topic.
.-= Charlotte Rains Dixon´s last blog post ..When to Go Back, When to Let Go? =-.