tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post4908359771131331122..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Please See Fact #2...Sarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-49203257506372446742008-07-04T14:44:00.000-07:002008-07-04T14:44:00.000-07:00When my kids were in high school, I was careful ne...When my kids were in high school, I was careful never to let them know what I made for an income because I was afraid they were making more working part-time at a bakery.<BR/><BR/>I think that 30 or 40 years ago there was a better understanding of writer income. There was a stereotype back then of the author/professor or author/teacher. I think that was forgotten when people like Stephen King started making big bucks.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-63612252342633882212008-07-03T20:30:00.000-07:002008-07-03T20:30:00.000-07:00TadMack: I'm glad that you're rich in imagination,...TadMack: I'm glad that you're rich in imagination, experiences, friends, etc. But I do hope that someday you can be rich in cash, too. :)Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-31145462926236433402008-06-29T11:45:00.000-07:002008-06-29T11:45:00.000-07:00A.F. ~~ Agree. Very little else seems worth doing....A.F. ~~ Agree. Very little else seems worth doing...<BR/><BR/>And thanks, L.W., for putting it positively. That reminds me of one of my favorite writing quotes: <I><B>Better to write for yourself and have no public than to write for the public and have no self.</B></I> - Cyril Connolly<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, no matter how little money I have, writing -- doing the work I want -- makes me feel rich...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-62129234172485690682008-06-29T11:33:00.000-07:002008-06-29T11:33:00.000-07:00Better to be rich in spirit (energy, creativity, h...Better to be rich in spirit (energy, creativity, happiness, things that MATTER) than in money.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-82246381674611242762008-06-28T17:51:00.000-07:002008-06-28T17:51:00.000-07:00Amen, sister.Amen, sister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-19612577454132172242008-06-28T10:43:00.000-07:002008-06-28T10:43:00.000-07:00Hear, hear.Apparently I like to also select day jo...Hear, hear.<BR/><BR/>Apparently I like to also select day jobs that make very little money compared to the amount of work involved. And then there's that whole art degree. <BR/><BR/>But, per the last few paragraphs of fact #4...it's because you HAVE to. Very little else seems worth doing...Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.com