Whats it like to be a writer?
It’s the best job ever. I get paid to sit at home and make up stories. Contrary to popular belief, however, I don’t wear pajamas to work. I do wear houseshoes most of the time, though.There are some downsides. You have to develop a thick skin because you get rejected often. Others don’t love your baby as much as you do. Enchanted, Inc. was rejected by more than ten publishers on its way to finding an editor and publisher who loved it, and some of those rejections were pretty nasty (they’ll regret it, I’m sure). Even if you sell a book and get it published, then people who read it may not like it, and that hurts. Then there’s the financial insecurity.But I still don’t want to go back to having a real job where I have to go to an office every day and do real work. Fictional people are so much easier to work with than a lot of the real-life co-workers I’ve had.
It’s the best job ever. I get paid to sit at home and make up stories. Contrary to popular belief, however, I don’t wear pajamas to work. I do wear houseshoes most of the time, though. There are some downsides. You have to develop a thick skin because you get rejected often. Others don’t love your baby as much as you do. Enchanted, Inc. was rejected by more than ten publishers on its way to finding an editor and publisher who loved it, and some of those rejections were pretty nasty (they’ll regret it, I’m sure). Even if you sell a book and get it published, then people who read it may not like it, and that hurts. Then there’s the financial insecurity. But I still don’t want to go back to having a real job where I have to go to an office every day and do real work. Fictional people are so much easier to work with than a lot of the real-life co-workers I’ve had.
