by Kathy Rose » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:38 pm
That's a great essay! He hit on a lot of things I already try to do, and seeing his words in print validated some of my concerns about writing. He's dead on about having a place to write where you aren't distracted (by the TV, by the family, etc.), and also about making other people (in my case, certain family members) realize that writing is important and not to be taken lightly.
I'm still working on that last one. Hubby will probably only take it seriously if I turn my fan fic writing into a money-making endeavor, alas. Then again, I was bringing in a little money at one time as a newspaper columnist after I'd left my full-time job as an editor. So I guess I can understand his perspective.
And I've already been getting up early for years so that I can have quiet time to write. A cup of coffee, a blank computer screen, and me! Ah!
Old enough to know better, but that's never stopped me before.