Writing for Money vs. Writing for pleasure
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Writing for Money vs. Writing for pleasure
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I'm in my twenties, living in Latvia at the moment, and pretty much everything I write has to, in some way, be financially motivated. Latvia's a cheap country, so I don't have to earn much to live fairly well (and I don't really go in for lavish anyway), but every euro still helps. Even doing volunteer reviews here can buy my food for the day if I'm smart about it
I think, especially for younger writers, the starving artist idea has some allure, and it can be very tempting to put all your eggs into writing, instead of getting a more secure career, and when that's the case you really do have to chase the market. Even the world famous renaissance painters made their daily bread with commissions.
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I am reminded of something Leo Buscaglia once said about the type of person one is, but I think this is applicable to how one writes as well. This was originally intended for people who change themselves to be more acceptable to others. .....
"You might be the most tasty, and most beautiful peach on the tree, but the people who pass by might prefer apples. Rather than struggle to change yourself into an apple wouldn't it be better to just wait? Sooner or later the peach lover will come by and will accept you for who you are and you wouldn't have had to change a thing."
I think this applies to writing as well. Write what your muse and your heart tells you to write. Write what you yourself would enjoy reading. Sooner or later if your work is worthy of recognition it WILL be recognized and it will be a reflection of your true artistic talent not some artificial, unfaithful, and prostituted rendering of your talent.
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The reality of paying for rent forces money onto my mental stage. However, the spotlight is still focused upon my creativity. Attaching one word to another is oddly addicting. I'd rather write about hemorrhoids than work a job with higher pay.
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The process of writing gives me pleasure, and if the result gives me money, then all's well!
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So true i must sayInkroverts wrote: ↑29 Sep 2019, 19:22 I think there's no contradiction between writing for money and writing for pleasure. To me, pleasure and money come from different stages.
The process of writing gives me pleasure, and if the result gives me money, then all's well!
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I think you're right about this! I would love to be able to make a living with my writing, and I've been able to find a lot of work writing and editing, but none of it pays enough to actually make a living with it! So I have a day-job, and then the struggle is now saving enough energy to write either before or after the day job.NRoach wrote: ↑20 Apr 2018, 09:47 A lot of it, I think, comes from lifestyle. You've got your savings and (presumably) a pension to keep you, and writing is a great hobby for that. Not too much stress, not too much travelling about etc.
I'm in my twenties, living in Latvia at the moment, and pretty much everything I write has to, in some way, be financially motivated. Latvia's a cheap country, so I don't have to earn much to live fairly well (and I don't really go in for lavish anyway), but every euro still helps. Even doing volunteer reviews here can buy my food for the day if I'm smart about it
I think, especially for younger writers, the starving artist idea has some allure, and it can be very tempting to put all your eggs into writing, instead of getting a more secure career, and when that's the case you really do have to chase the market. Even the world famous renaissance painters made their daily bread with commissions.