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MayB
Stepping out of the rut involves courage and fear. If you make money, it is a bonus.
posted by
johnmacnab
on December 12, 2005 at 12:53 PM
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Doing what you love involves sacrifices.
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posted by
A-and-B
on December 12, 2005 at 4:30 AM
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MayB, its too bad that freelance writers can't use the infomercial approach to sell their articles--you know, the Ron Popiel spiel: "It slices! It dices!".... "You'd probably expect to pay......" ...."But wait, there's more...." ...."You get not only......". etc.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 11, 2005 at 2:51 PM
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You're right about the luck part. You need a little luck, lots of patience, some talent and a little more luck!! And it helps to love or at least like what you are doing...otherwise what's the point?!
posted by
cling
on December 11, 2005 at 9:07 AM
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You'll never regret
exploring something you feel you should spend your life doing. You will have three-dimensional mindmaps which will show what you've achieved; others will have two-dimensional bank statements.
posted by
malcolm
on December 11, 2005 at 5:57 AM
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Hello marshallengraved, I've been crazy busy too
posted by
Azur
on December 11, 2005 at 5:50 AM
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Decshak, it's all relative isn't it?
posted by
Azur
on December 11, 2005 at 5:49 AM
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Majroj, it's as if the love of something is questioned if it's lucrative
posted by
Azur
on December 11, 2005 at 5:47 AM
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FactorFiction, they had an impact on me and gave me quite a few ideas and inspiration
posted by
Azur
on December 11, 2005 at 5:45 AM
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BlancheDubois, I agree the worst regret would be not to give your dream your best shot
posted by
Azur
on December 11, 2005 at 5:43 AM
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Tiel, I think that what you say about writers is true. I do know that at the beginning the group I interviewed kept at it because they believed in what they were doing and so they toured and did everything themselves. They had to take their work to the audiences and build up the acceptance. That aspect applies to writing too. You need a little luck too although you have to ensure you're conducive to good luck
posted by
Azur
on December 11, 2005 at 5:41 AM
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May B...
i have been real busy and I still am, but i wanted to say hello 
posted by
Marshallengraved
on December 11, 2005 at 3:38 AM
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They say, "All God's children got troubles." I forget, sometimes, that
mine are very slight compared to most others. I've been breaking into piggy banks, but at least I HAVE a piggy bank.
posted by
WindTapper
on December 11, 2005 at 1:18 AM
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Why is it that we always look at things as "for love OR money"?
Nuff said. Rhetoric only.
posted by
majroj
on December 10, 2005 at 7:18 PM
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Sometimes it is just about being in the right place at the right time...
or about knowing the right person at the right time.... Who knows? Maybe you made an impact on one of those millionaires...
posted by
FactorFiction
on December 10, 2005 at 4:27 PM
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Mayb,
At the end of your life, would you want to look back and say, "If only I'd explored my writing, now I'll never know". I think that's a measure I use. It's certainly what I say to myself whenever I land in an airplane, "write more".
posted by
Blanche.
on December 10, 2005 at 4:22 PM
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MayB
You have the courage to risk and to go with your talent. And your attitude is certainly good. Funny, tho, how in this world certain talents are not recognized readily. Writers being high on that list. Hard as they may have and are still working, I'll bet the people you interviewed (whoever they were) have a talent the world more readily acknowleges and, yes, pays. BTW
posted by
Tiel
on December 10, 2005 at 4:20 PM
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