Comments on: Get Rich Quick http://www.write-now.co.uk/get-rich-quick I wanted to write a novel, but wrote this instead. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: susan abraham http://www.write-now.co.uk/get-rich-quick/comment-page-1#comment-282 susan abraham Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:19:00 +0000 http://www.write-now.co.uk/uncategorized/17/get-rich-quick.html#comment-282 Yes, you're absolutely right, Amin. Money and art. It' such a painful paradox, isn't it. :-) Yes, you’re absolutely right, Amin.
Money and art.
It’ such a painful paradox, isn’t it. :-)

]]> By: amin http://www.write-now.co.uk/get-rich-quick/comment-page-1#comment-284 amin Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:03:39 +0000 http://www.write-now.co.uk/uncategorized/17/get-rich-quick.html#comment-284 Susan, it's interesting that you used your previous work in different genres to move from one to the other. I think that's what the article writing represents for me: a chance to create something, get it syndicated, learn and improve. Or rinse and repeat as my marketing friends are keen on saying. I'm also with you 100% about the money. What I'm doing isn't about the money; it's about what I enjoy doing. I don't think I could force myself to do it otherwise. A while ago I had a very well paid job that I didn't enjoy. Someone said to me that if they earned what I earned they'd be working all day long. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't! But, as soon as you enjoy what you're doing it's hard to stop yourself doing it. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to force myself to go to sleep at 2 am. WA, writers do need to eat, yes! And I hope what I'm doing will help me write at least one of the novels sitting inside me, gestating even as we speak. I think truthfully though, I'd be scared ever to complete a novel in case it was an utter failure. I don't think I could take that kind of disappointment. Susan, it’s interesting that you used your previous work in different genres to move from one to the other.

I think that’s what the article writing represents for me: a chance to create something, get it syndicated, learn and improve. Or rinse and repeat as my marketing friends are keen on saying.

I’m also with you 100% about the money. What I’m doing isn’t about the money; it’s about what I enjoy doing. I don’t think I could force myself to do it otherwise.

A while ago I had a very well paid job that I didn’t enjoy. Someone said to me that if they earned what I earned they’d be working all day long. I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t!

But, as soon as you enjoy what you’re doing it’s hard to stop yourself doing it. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve had to force myself to go to sleep at 2 am.

WA, writers do need to eat, yes! And I hope what I’m doing will help me write at least one of the novels sitting inside me, gestating even as we speak. I think truthfully though, I’d be scared ever to complete a novel in case it was an utter failure. I don’t think I could take that kind of disappointment.

]]> By: susan abraham http://www.write-now.co.uk/get-rich-quick/comment-page-1#comment-281 susan abraham Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:47:44 +0000 http://www.write-now.co.uk/uncategorized/17/get-rich-quick.html#comment-281 HI Amin, I have no idea if the comment I posted earlier will be coming out at all. It doesn't seem to show though I've pressed a few times. What I said was to wish you the very best with this article-writing venture! And that I was sure there would be willing writers for the taking. Your post also drove home the point as to the different platfroms writers continued to write & strive for. I had worked as a copywriter - which may be similiar to the marketing campaign you mentioned. I worked for an international ad agency, then used this portfolio to work as a fashion magazine journalist and then used that portfolio to work as a travel writer. All were demanding full-time jobs. Now I just want to write novels - stories and plays. And it simply isn't about the money anymore. I think writing fulfills a different for me at this moment. But as I said, the very best of luck with it all. :-) HI Amin,
I have no idea if the comment I posted earlier will be coming out at all. It doesn’t seem to show though I’ve pressed a few times.

What I said was to wish you the very best with this article-writing venture! And that I was sure there would be willing writers for the taking.

Your post also drove home the point as to the different platfroms writers continued to write & strive for.

I had worked as a copywriter – which may be similiar to the marketing campaign you mentioned. I worked for an international ad agency, then used this portfolio to work as a fashion magazine journalist and then used that portfolio to work as a travel writer. All were demanding full-time jobs.

Now I just want to write novels – stories and plays. And it simply isn’t about the money anymore. I think writing fulfills a different for me at this moment.

But as I said, the very best of luck with it all. :-)

]]> By: the Wandering Author http://www.write-now.co.uk/get-rich-quick/comment-page-1#comment-283 the Wandering Author Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:06:25 +0000 http://www.write-now.co.uk/uncategorized/17/get-rich-quick.html#comment-283 Hi, Amin. Yes, doing writing such as this can offer valuable practice, and, as someone once pointed out, writers need to eat, too. But I hope you'll find time to write your novel, someday. Hi, Amin. Yes, doing writing such as this can offer valuable practice, and, as someone once pointed out, writers need to eat, too. But I hope you’ll find time to write your novel, someday.

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