Open Thread: Oracle Hotline
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superhero_muses--Do you desire to be published or make writing your profession? Why or why not?
Not at all, not in any way. For starters, I have a profession that I quite like. Writing is what I do for fun when my profession stresses me out. If writing were to become my job, it would be a job--I'd have to self-promote, to worry about whether I needed to change what I write or how I write it in order to pay the bills, etc. Then I'd have to find some OTHER hobby to escape from the stress of my writing profession! No, it's simpler this way. :)
I haven't gotten a lot of writing done simply because classes start next week, so...lots of prep time lost there. There's a good chance I won't be teaching any graduate school classes this year, though, which would free up an extra five or so hours a week, that would be a real gift. *crosses fingers* How are things going with you?
Not at all, not in any way. For starters, I have a profession that I quite like. Writing is what I do for fun when my profession stresses me out. If writing were to become my job, it would be a job--I'd have to self-promote, to worry about whether I needed to change what I write or how I write it in order to pay the bills, etc. Then I'd have to find some OTHER hobby to escape from the stress of my writing profession! No, it's simpler this way. :)
I haven't gotten a lot of writing done simply because classes start next week, so...lots of prep time lost there. There's a good chance I won't be teaching any graduate school classes this year, though, which would free up an extra five or so hours a week, that would be a real gift. *crosses fingers* How are things going with you?
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Date: 2014-09-21 12:07 am (UTC)I've decided what I would do if/when my story reaches a wider audience is this: release it either self-published with a fee or for free, with a Creative Commons license. I would make it legally air-tight so that anyone who wanted would feel free to play in the universe but so that no one could make a profit on it. I don't want to be like Tolkien rolling in my grave when some corporation one day has the rights to my characters and bastardizes them to make a profit or to push some kind of agenda.
I sometimes wish I could write for a living because it's much easier than my other miserable job options, but I wouldn't sell the work I'm doing now. And until that work is finished, I don't want to waste the energy writing other things. I suppose I could edit or do technical writing but those fields are very competitive and I'll never get into it at this point.
I'm trying to get back on track from this year's series of stress and losses, and so far so good. I hope I can keep up the momentum!
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Date: 2014-09-29 12:49 pm (UTC)Your momentum is awesome right now and it's making me very happy!
I love the Creative Commons idea, and how wonderful that we live in an age where things like that are more possible!