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⌈ Secret Post #2493 ⌋

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Comments

[lyndis]

I want to say thanks for adding the "talented" part onto your comment because that's what I wanted to add to the discussion. I know a lot of people who write and a lot of others who have a dream of writing for a living/professionally, but not all of them are good enough. And a good chunk of them will probably never BE good enough because a.) they don't read/expose themselves to writing that isn't their own, or b.) they hate literature/studying it, ooooor c.) they just plain aren't very good at writing.

People forget that writing takes a lot of hard work and you don't just "become a writer". How many people just BECOME an engineer? No one. You have to put the time and effort in, and you have to get good at your craft. Not everyone will be able to do that. Not everyone is a great writer.

I mean, I have friends I would straight up tell to their face (if asked/prompted) that they shouldn't put hopes out on writing professionally. It's a good goal, and aiming high is great, but a lot of people hold out this hope that they'll be the next Twilight or Harry Potter--it's awesome if you get that far but most people aren't going to be awesome enough at writing AND lucky enough to be noticed. ;)

I think it's important to, well, not DISCOURAGE kids from writing as a career, but discourage them maybe from thinking it's a "sit around and write a lot until you make it big" --that's not all there is to it.

[diet_poison]

Pretty much this whole comment!

And writing is a wonderful hobby that's good for you (I think), it's just never going to be a moneymaker for most people. People who aren't good at writing should still write if they want to, because it's a great brain sharpener and it can be fun and rewarding, but they shouldn't expect to make money with it, especially since it's so ridiculously competitive.

[(Anonymous)]

Excellent comment! I think also one of the only sure fire ways to make money writing novels is to be a celebrity first. Then you have a a guaranteed audience and if the novel is any good it's often a nice earner and you can write more. It's very hard to break in without any prior contacts, JKR did it, but that's rare. I know a couple of people who've written books that have sold OK, but to pay the mortgage they have had to work in other jobs. Very few writers don't do anything else to earn a living, unless they have a partner who supports them, or family money.