Somewhere in my teen years, I came up with this foolish notion that the ideal job was one you enjoyed but got paid for. There is some truth to that, but I've come to realize that it's simply a foolish, childish dream. I mean, the term "starving artist" wasn't created for its onomatopoeia.
With the publishing market, specifically in children's literature, being what it is today, it is extremely difficult to get published. Even the fortunate few who get published don't earn enough to cover their expenses. So when do you determine an activity is an expensive hobby and either scale back or just accept it?
You hear of actor and actress wanna-bes who wait tables to support themselves while acting, and musicians who work normal jobs while writing/singing/recording on the side, and the same goes with art. So does that make writers even more foolish to think they could actually support themselves writing? Does that amount to arrogance, or just the childish ideal that our job should be what totally enthralls us?
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So, do you have books?! Can we see them?! :)
they're not published nor illustrated...and you might think I'm crazy after reading them!
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