Comments on: Too Much Time on My Hands http://www.darkculture.net/blog/2006/09/13/1399/ There's a snake in my boot! Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:50:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: xxx http://www.darkculture.net/blog/2006/09/13/1399/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 xxx Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:20:16 +0000 http://www.darkculture.net/blog/2006/09/13/1399/#comment-1985 getting paid to write and writing about something you're passionate about aren't mutually exclusive. a good majority of (particularly freelance) writers get paid to write about subjects they specifically choose and pitch to their editors. this is not the case with full time staff writers. there also comes a point in some (not all) writers' lives where it's necessary to value your work a certain amount and ask, "if that editor is paying other writers - why should i continue to work for free?" wanting others to know you have pieces published isn't necessarily a sign of insecurity although i'm sure it can be for some. i think most writers i know speak of recent publication out of simple excitement - much like artists talk about new paintings or musicians speak of new music. . i find that whenever i've ever been annoyed with someone talking about their accomplishments sometimes it was necessary to look at myself and see if i wasn't actually just threatened because their success elucidated some aspect of my life that i was unhappy with. oftentimes, that was the case. however, there were a few douchebags in the mix as well. ;) getting paid to write and writing about something you’re passionate about aren’t mutually exclusive. a good majority of (particularly freelance) writers get paid to write about subjects they specifically choose and pitch to their editors. this is not the case with full time staff writers. there also comes a point in some (not all) writers’ lives where it’s necessary to value your work a certain amount and ask, “if that editor is paying other writers – why should i continue to work for free?”

wanting others to know you have pieces published isn’t necessarily a sign of insecurity although i’m sure it can be for some. i think most writers i know speak of recent publication out of simple excitement – much like artists talk about new paintings or musicians speak of new music. .

i find that whenever i’ve ever been annoyed with someone talking about their accomplishments sometimes it was necessary to look at myself and see if i wasn’t actually just threatened because their success elucidated some aspect of my life that i was unhappy with. oftentimes, that was the case. however, there were a few douchebags in the mix as well. ;)

]]> By: Adam http://www.darkculture.net/blog/2006/09/13/1399/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 Adam Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:48:31 +0000 http://www.darkculture.net/blog/2006/09/13/1399/#comment-1953 Gee, you writes good. xxx Gee, you writes good. xxx

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