Call for submissions — how has being a creative affected your personal relationships?

There are so many interesting nuances that come with being creative. You are comfortable making sacrifices and certain decisions that may not make sense to the people you care about. Years ago, I remember telling my girlfriend that even though I just graduated from university, I wasn’t interested in getting a full-time job. I only wanted part-time jobs so I could focus on building my writing career. That was a tough pill for her to swallow because it had an impact on the way we were able to live.

What are your stories? How has being someone who is working towards or already full-time creative impacted your relationships? It could be with your family or an intimate partner. We want to know the sacrifices, the reactions and what it’s like if your partner is not a creative.

Same rules as always:If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.If you’re not a writer for CRY but would like to submit to this request, let us know and we’ll add you ASAP.Be as creative as you want in your submissions. As long as you stick to the topic, we’ll consider it.Just because you submit doesn’t mean we’ll post. If you haven’t heard back from us in three days, consider that a pass.Deadline to submit is this Friday, August 14.

Please reach out if you have any questions at all. If you are new to Medium, here’s how you submit a draft to a publication.

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