Agree it's a great question. For me, it also depends on the context.
I guess at its root, writing for me feels like part of my being, part of who I am and how I am able to live more fully and make sense of my thoughts or observations.
I also try to keep the need for money away from my novel writing, rather focusing on the journey and the…
Agree it's a great question. For me, it also depends on the context.
I guess at its root, writing for me feels like part of my being, part of who I am and how I am able to live more fully and make sense of my thoughts or observations.
I also try to keep the need for money away from my novel writing, rather focusing on the journey and the message vs what sells. I don't think there's anything wrong for going for sales primarily! But as we know, it's also a tough game. So I feel totally free if I write this way. I feel best if I'm able to start my day writing, even if just for a short while.
But then writing is something so powerful to express ideas and make little ripples in the world. I guess I see my Substack like this, and if it makes some money as well to allow me to spend more time doing this, then even better.
Teaching writing is likewise a passion and longtime focus of mine, mainly as a high school teacher but also at university and soon to come in a different format. I think it's so wonderful to help anybody use writing as a powerful tool for themselves or for others. Somehow, I've got to make a living, so that ends up being the core of it, even though it also complements the writing I do myself.
Agreed! That's why I spend so much time writing behind-the-scenes material and exploring and chronicling my writing experiences: just in case it helps someone else. Writing can be seen a solitary thing, but I' benefited so much from the wider writer community over the years that it feels very natural to want to give back to it.
Agree it's a great question. For me, it also depends on the context.
I guess at its root, writing for me feels like part of my being, part of who I am and how I am able to live more fully and make sense of my thoughts or observations.
I also try to keep the need for money away from my novel writing, rather focusing on the journey and the message vs what sells. I don't think there's anything wrong for going for sales primarily! But as we know, it's also a tough game. So I feel totally free if I write this way. I feel best if I'm able to start my day writing, even if just for a short while.
But then writing is something so powerful to express ideas and make little ripples in the world. I guess I see my Substack like this, and if it makes some money as well to allow me to spend more time doing this, then even better.
Teaching writing is likewise a passion and longtime focus of mine, mainly as a high school teacher but also at university and soon to come in a different format. I think it's so wonderful to help anybody use writing as a powerful tool for themselves or for others. Somehow, I've got to make a living, so that ends up being the core of it, even though it also complements the writing I do myself.
Agreed! That's why I spend so much time writing behind-the-scenes material and exploring and chronicling my writing experiences: just in case it helps someone else. Writing can be seen a solitary thing, but I' benefited so much from the wider writer community over the years that it feels very natural to want to give back to it.