Many parents should mortgage, re-mortgage and sell of properties just to get their kids through college. My parents did the same thing and in exchange for a law degree. With that, itās natural for them to expect me to make something out of it. Hence, when I pounced on them with the news that āI am going to write for a livingā¦on the Internetā¦not with a magazine, not with a newspaper, not with a renowned financial or law journalā¦but on the Internetā, my parents cried themselves to sleep every night for months on end.
Itās natural for people to think that creative people are bound for the less-trodden hard-traveled road of poverty. Writing is a passion, as with acting, singing and painting. Youāll never and should never (according to some obscure, source-unknown folklore out thereā¦itās the X-files weāre talking about there) expect immediate return. If your writing brings you financial security, you better start thanking your lucky stars!
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"You cant earn a living doing that. You crazy ah??" Those were their words.
Today...they not only had to eat their words...that are actually so proud of me.
killer
And you and I know how much time it takes to completely one practise and perfect one song, rite? and the people sit there and listen to it five minutes and then they either clap or boo,right? behind all of that is alot of hard work.
and that's what makes the creative world tick.
Thanks for inspiring the newbies...
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