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posted by
cmoe
on June 22, 2005 at 9:30 AM
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Dances,
You have a way with words that I have rarely encountered in English, by all means : proceed !
Dirk
posted by
brabander
on June 21, 2005 at 1:57 AM
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I tend to look at this from a different angle. First of all, make a list of everything you have achieved so far, even if you think something is only small, add it to the list. It might be the number of articles you have written since becoming freelance, or the number of customers you have, or even the number of words you write a day. Take a moment to look over this list. Pin it up somewhere. Add to it. Gloat about it. Tell yourself just how wonderful you are. Now think of yourself as a prosperous writer. Where would you live? What would you do each day? Think about it all the time. Now go out there and start networking. Meet people who might need you to work for them. You can do it. You are a wonderful writer and you always have great advice for everyone else. You go girl!
posted by
Ca88andra
on June 18, 2005 at 5:47 PM
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Keep it up
I agree with TwoDog as well. I haven't been lucky enough to publish a book, but my passion for writing will never go away. We aren't the only ones who struggle. I believe the term "starving artist" applies to music and writing as well. Writing is an art and unfortunately there isn't much money in creativity. Keep your chin up and know that you are not alone.
posted by
unique_one
on June 18, 2005 at 6:08 AM
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great comments....
these comments are really great.... and i escpecially identified with what twodog said.... hang in there, persevere. regardless of what task we take on, there will ALWAYS be someone who doesn't understand. sometimes their points or concerns will be valid, other times they may not be..... ultimatly you are going to have to do what your gut tells you is best for you. if freelance is it, then keep at it! :) hang in there, keep chugging away. what may be less then minimum wage today could be a bit more next month..... you never know whats around the corner, but there is that old cliche' about how good things don't happen over night. success and a fullfillment of your dreams as a writer are worth the time. don't you think???
posted by
mmm-w
on June 17, 2005 at 9:21 PM
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Welcome To The Club, Rookie
Rember this, writers and musicians face the same obstical, if you have a hundred thousand dollars, the doors will open. Publishing and record labels will greet you with open arms just as long as you have enough money to finance your own career. It's a sad state of affars when major authors who make millions of dollars for their publishing houses are forced to pay for the entire process, from editing to the final product, a published book.I've been at this for three years, have completed one five hundred twnenty-two page, one hundred seventy-eight thousand word novel, rewriting another of the same size, and have the outline and twelve chapters of a third, and spent a little over twenty-five hundred dollars in the process. And, I have made more money, here, in two and a half months. Good Luck, I hope you have more luck than I.
posted by
twodog
on June 17, 2005 at 9:12 PM
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Dancer, you have the talent. The problem is that you are not yet marketing yourself as a writer - follow the advice you gave in the last post: chase them for what you are worth, and recognise that you need to constantly find new "customers". Then think of it this way: it takes between 7 and 10 years to become an overnight success!
posted by
L.E.Gant
on June 17, 2005 at 8:25 PM
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How about just getting out of the house
and going for a long, long drive? A quiet place at the end of that drive might be a good time to reinforce the fact that you are determined to make it as a freelancer. Maybe if your father could get an idea of the amount of money that you can make he'd cut you some slack. Why not try to give him some proof.
posted by
word.smith
on June 17, 2005 at 8:02 PM
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