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To hell with Plan B
The whole time I was growing up, I was always told about Plan B, have a plan B, just in case. And now as an adult I find that Plan B is about failure. When I went to write my first piece of music at 8 I was told to have a plan B. So what did I do? I quite trying. When I wanted to be a Pro Bowler I was told to have a plan B, so I quit trying, and when I got to College, and found that I couldn't afford it, and my dream of becoming a great aeronotical Engineer, was on the rocks, I quit, and went to plan B To hell with plan B.
I want my children to follow their dreams, and if I have to I will find a way to show them how. My daughter, told me she wanted to be a doctor when she was 2, so I got her a doctor's kit. When she told me she wanted to be a vet, I did everythng I could to encourage that, books on animals, etc... When she told me she wanted to write, at 13 or 14, I said Great! Here is something I at least know a little about.
To be a writer means that you have to write. You can't just talk about it you have to do it. Just like anything else. You have to pay your dues, but with writing, paying your dues means doing what you love, Writing! I Finally wrote the story, that had been bouncing in my head for 20 years just to show her, that to be a writer you have to write, to set the example. And I suppose part of my desire to find out about how to be published is again to show her the way.
We all want our children to b happy, and financially secure, I think writing especially for her would be a great way to go. If you do what you love, then you will never work a day in your life! So if I seem overly focused on getting paid to write there is a reason for it. And though I'm sure there are times when she thinks otherwise, what her mother and I want for her is to be happy! That is why I'm pushing the publishing issue, one it might help me learn how to say to hell with plan B, and two, I'm hoping to show her and others here that going after what you want, doing the research, and the time to write, and who knows, maybe you could be the next Mary Shelley, or VC andrews, or Ann Rice, or Stephen King. And the list goes on, you just have to add your name to it!
From here on out, the blogs will be about publishing, getting your work out there, getting an agent, getting your words into books, and getting people to pay money to read them. Teach by example!
To hell with Plan B
The whole time I was growing up, I was always told about Plan B, have a plan B, just in case. And now as an adult I find that Plan B is about failure. When I went to write my first piece of music at 8 I was told to have a plan B. So what did I do? I quite trying. When I wanted to be a Pro Bowler I was told to have a plan B, so I quit trying, and when I got to College, and found that I couldn't afford it, and my dream of becoming a great aeronotical Engineer, was on the rocks, I quit, and went to plan B To hell with plan B.
I want my children to follow their dreams, and if I have to I will find a way to show them how. My daughter, told me she wanted to be a doctor when she was 2, so I got her a doctor's kit. When she told me she wanted to be a vet, I did everythng I could to encourage that, books on animals, etc... When she told me she wanted to write, at 13 or 14, I said Great! Here is something I at least know a little about.
To be a writer means that you have to write. You can't just talk about it you have to do it. Just like anything else. You have to pay your dues, but with writing, paying your dues means doing what you love, Writing! I Finally wrote the story, that had been bouncing in my head for 20 years just to show her, that to be a writer you have to write, to set the example. And I suppose part of my desire to find out about how to be published is again to show her the way.
We all want our children to b happy, and financially secure, I think writing especially for her would be a great way to go. If you do what you love, then you will never work a day in your life! So if I seem overly focused on getting paid to write there is a reason for it. And though I'm sure there are times when she thinks otherwise, what her mother and I want for her is to be happy! That is why I'm pushing the publishing issue, one it might help me learn how to say to hell with plan B, and two, I'm hoping to show her and others here that going after what you want, doing the research, and the time to write, and who knows, maybe you could be the next Mary Shelley, or VC andrews, or Ann Rice, or Stephen King. And the list goes on, you just have to add your name to it!
From here on out, the blogs will be about publishing, getting your work out there, getting an agent, getting your words into books, and getting people to pay money to read them. Teach by example!
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Letter to and From Margret Wies, author Dragon Lance series
Okay so I took a shot, I thought "Hey if we are a group of writers, why not invite some published authors? " So I went for it, without taking into consideration that, they can't really read or critique our writings for fear of copy write infringements. They have to protect thir livelyhood. ButI gave it a shot.
Earl, Thanks so much! As to young writers, my advice always is: Keep reading. Keep writing. Keep your day job. Good luck! Margaret On 7/18/08 8:45 AM, "Deveque Andrais" <devequeandrais@yahoo.com> wrote: Ms Weis, You don't know me from Adam, and you probably get 1000+ e-mails every day. But I wanted to write to you for 2 reasons. First to say Thank you. It was because of the Dragon Lance series that I became a reader. You captured my attention, and inspired me to read more. This has been a priceless asset in my life, and I don't know what else to say but Thank you. The second reason for writing to you, is I have found a small community of young and aspiring authors. Thus far none of them have been published, though many dream of it. I was thinking that maybe if I could find accomplished authors like yourself, that could stop in and either offer advice or some inspiration that it would help build a new generation of story tellers, to keep people entertained for generations to come. I'm not going to turn this into spam, I sincerely wanted to thank you for your inspiration and help in my life, and only if your are interested will I send you the link to the community. Thank you again Sincerely Earl A. Wheeler Jr. 0 Comments Viewed 22 times |
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