Question of the Day: Do you consider...

Although I do take it very seriously, I think of it more as a hobby (M)

I have a hard time calling it a vocation because I love to do it so much, though to be honest, it's also because I haven't sold yet. I think once I have something to show for it (other than my stories, mind you) I might start to think differently or when I actually have to work for it (like with a medieval where I'd actually have to do some research). But mostly it's just because I love to do it. How can something this much fun possibly be a job?? lol

Joanne

I notice you avoid the term 'obsession'! (m)

Neither, more serious than a hobby (doesn't that imply amateur status? tho it's true writing fills those empty hours and keeps me out of trouble). And I don't like vocation, which sounds altogether too high-falutin'. It's what I do, it's what I prefer to do, altho other things like a 40+hr/week job get in the way.

e

Not a hobby, nor a vocation .... an apprenticeship?more

I really want to be a professional writer. I write every spare minute I get, though I have to put my small children, ages 3 and almost 2, and my job as a day care provider, first. I consider this my training period. I am writing my first book, and I will keep writing and working on the side until I get something published. Once (IF) that happens then I am going to stop doing daycare, I figure by that time the kids will be at school, so I'll write full time then. I really really really want this to become my vocation, but for now I have to settle with an apprenticeship that I have to fit around the rest of my life.

This was a great question, I haven't voiced these dreams to anyone but my husband. I won't tell the rest of our families, because I am afraid I am setting myself up for failure. It will stay my secret until the day it actually happens. IT's nice to tell someone about my secret life!

Emma