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<blockquote data-quote="Quatermane" data-source="post: 7658946" data-attributes="member: 6785744"><p>Excellent article Morrus.</p><p></p><p>Writing... ALL writing... has been one of those "starving artists" industries where only a few really break out into big money.</p><p></p><p>Successful authors will constantly tell interviewers how lucky they feel to have been recognized for their work. </p><p>The depressing part is that their responses are based on the truth that it is very difficult to write the right thing at the right time in the right way to a profitable audience. </p><p>Even when that happens, it is often difficult to convince a publisher that what you have written is the right product to publish in the first place... unless you already have some cred with them. </p><p>And getting that cred is not easy either.</p><p></p><p>There are some things that writers... just like any artist... must always remember:</p><p>- For any art to be profitable, it has to appeal to an audience that is willing to pay for it. Some aspiring writers seem to forget that bit.</p><p>- The only way to become really good at writing is... to write.</p><p>- Find people to share your writing with. If you write and do not share the results, it is almost as if it never happened in the world.</p><p>- Grow a thick skin... a really really thick skin. Critics abound in the arts... including writing.</p><p>- Have low expectations... it is easier to live when one keeps that mindset.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quatermane, post: 7658946, member: 6785744"] Excellent article Morrus. Writing... ALL writing... has been one of those "starving artists" industries where only a few really break out into big money. Successful authors will constantly tell interviewers how lucky they feel to have been recognized for their work. The depressing part is that their responses are based on the truth that it is very difficult to write the right thing at the right time in the right way to a profitable audience. Even when that happens, it is often difficult to convince a publisher that what you have written is the right product to publish in the first place... unless you already have some cred with them. And getting that cred is not easy either. There are some things that writers... just like any artist... must always remember: - For any art to be profitable, it has to appeal to an audience that is willing to pay for it. Some aspiring writers seem to forget that bit. - The only way to become really good at writing is... to write. - Find people to share your writing with. If you write and do not share the results, it is almost as if it never happened in the world. - Grow a thick skin... a really really thick skin. Critics abound in the arts... including writing. - Have low expectations... it is easier to live when one keeps that mindset. [/QUOTE]
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