There's a very simple reason for this: I'm going to write no matter what I do, but I don't consider it reasonable as a career, because I don't anticipate ever joining the ranks of the very few who can actually make a full living that way. In fact, I rather specifically DON'T want to make writing that high-stakes for me. I love writing, and I intend to continue doing it, and I hope to earn some money doing so ultimately, but either way it's something I do for me, and thus is not a career option.
This is generally a good plan. I'm wholeheartedly in favor of you pursuing this far enough to try making money from it, but I kind of think "full-time writer" is the sort of career one should happen upon by accident, not plan for. If you find yourself with that option, you can decide whether to take it or not; in the meantime, arranging for another way to pay the bills and keep your brain entertained is an excellent idea.
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Date: 2009-07-14 08:39 am (UTC)This is generally a good plan. I'm wholeheartedly in favor of you pursuing this far enough to try making money from it, but I kind of think "full-time writer" is the sort of career one should happen upon by accident, not plan for. If you find yourself with that option, you can decide whether to take it or not; in the meantime, arranging for another way to pay the bills and keep your brain entertained is an excellent idea.