Finding Old Friends and Keeping Active with the New Ones
What a way to start the year! My entrepreneurial spirit has been flagging, but some of my networking and sheer impatient patience is starting to pay off. While I've been sending out queries and generally working on my writing because I love it, I'm not stressing about it this year. If an agent likes me, great...if not, I'll work on self publishing and turn CatKlaw into a publishing entity, no big deal, I can do documents and editing....I get paid good money for it LOL. I like my writing and if only a handful of others like it to, great. But, I came to a realization this year.
That's it. It's selfish. It's egotistical. But, I don't write for others. I write because I need to write. I write because the story must be put on the page. I write because the damn characters invade my conscious and keep me awake at night...or keep me company during the day. I have always written for ME.
I'd forgotten that.
And for that, I apologize to myself. I'd gotten away from the reason I love to write. It is a release and an escape for me. I love crafting new characters to see where they can go. I really don't care if someone else wants to read it or read INTO it. :) I love you guys dearly, but...I write for me. If you like it and want to read it....AWESOME! I love to share it. But, in order for me to get back to my writing and focus on the love I have for it, I had to come back to the realization...I love it because it is a part of me, for me. And thank you for all of you who have helped me realize that this year. I appreciate the lesson and the love :)
January is turning out to be the most phenomenal month.
Do what you love to do.
The rest will fall into place.
Namaste
I write for ME.
That's it. It's selfish. It's egotistical. But, I don't write for others. I write because I need to write. I write because the story must be put on the page. I write because the damn characters invade my conscious and keep me awake at night...or keep me company during the day. I have always written for ME.
I'd forgotten that.
And for that, I apologize to myself. I'd gotten away from the reason I love to write. It is a release and an escape for me. I love crafting new characters to see where they can go. I really don't care if someone else wants to read it or read INTO it. :) I love you guys dearly, but...I write for me. If you like it and want to read it....AWESOME! I love to share it. But, in order for me to get back to my writing and focus on the love I have for it, I had to come back to the realization...I love it because it is a part of me, for me. And thank you for all of you who have helped me realize that this year. I appreciate the lesson and the love :)
January is turning out to be the most phenomenal month.
- I've found old friends via myspace...ones who I thought were long gone. Ones who know more secrets (although, Cat knows all of them anyway LOL) and more things about my growing years than I care to share...and ones who share some of the same passions I do. For the newer friends, they're a wonder and a joy, sharing my newer interests and keeping me moving no matter what. Hell, Suzu had me out running a mile in the cold (ok, it was warmer than it could have been, damn it) and dark tonight! She's wonderful on keeping me moving and for that, I'm thankful. I wouldn't have done it if she hadn't shown up and said, let's go. I truly hate cardio. And hell, I don't run in the dark on my own LOL. Even if my neighborhood is as safe as you can get!
- My business is taking off and I can actually manage to say I'm pulling in INCOME! WHoooooo. Now, to get working on the rest of the NF book to go along with my services. And to book three new appointments in the coming week.
Do what you love to do.
The rest will fall into place.
Namaste
That is so true. I write every story because it's something for me originally. It's a story that I want to tell. If you write it to just get published then you won't be passionate about it. When you do it for yourself—first and foremost—it'll show how much you cared.
Posted by
J.T. Bock |
8:09 PM
Yes, absolutely. I was only thinking about this earlier today. Publishing is such a crappy business to be in, there's no reason to do it unless you love it. And I do.
(although I sometimes wish I'd been born with a great love of something that actually made money instead...)
Posted by
Cat Marsters/Kate Johnson |
8:14 AM