tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511088641546991554.post2420950364657041339..comments2023-09-02T07:21:09.751-04:00Comments on Writer Wrong: Writing Will Be a Hobby Until You Treat It Like a BusinessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146202292991788473noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511088641546991554.post-52833464383188915082011-05-16T12:55:25.514-04:002011-05-16T12:55:25.514-04:00Well said!Well said!Kimberly Kreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409822141557150596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511088641546991554.post-86321008290559636982011-05-16T09:14:56.209-04:002011-05-16T09:14:56.209-04:00Thanks for the comment, CLO! I think that writing ...Thanks for the comment, CLO! I think that writing a novel has many direct correlations to parenting (without the diapers), so that makes sense. It's your little creation that you nurture and love before sending it out into the big bad world, hoping that you've prepared it as best you can. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146202292991788473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511088641546991554.post-52608818272638957112011-05-15T15:10:16.614-04:002011-05-15T15:10:16.614-04:00You make a really great point about how it's a...You make a really great point about how it's a conscious choice and subsequent tenacious effort to make writing more than a hobby and have hope of success. And I think the choice and effort are also what allow you to endure the slings and arrows of those who want to "hobbify" your work.<br /><br />I also think the notion that all non-day-job endeavors are hobbies is a strange one. Maybe it's a bit about recognizing that just as we are multifaceted in other ways, we can be multifaceted (and multi-tasking) when it comes to careers/business. Just because it isn't a 9-5, doesn't mean it's not a job, doesn't mean it's not crucial and can't be fruitful. <br /><br />People who juggle kids and careers, for instance, have two jobs (and sometimes more). Few of them would call parenting a "hobby" simply because they spend half their day doing something else, which incidentally has monetary incentives that child-rearing doesn't (that, of course, has its own incentives). I think the first half of your last paragraph, about what a business requires, can be quite easily applied to parenting.See Elle Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694842803414379136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511088641546991554.post-71587807421668494782011-05-15T15:00:29.096-04:002011-05-15T15:00:29.096-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.See Elle Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694842803414379136noreply@blogger.com