Roger Angle
Don't do it. Unless you can't help yourself. Then by all means, plunge all the way in.
Most of the writers I know are compulsive. And they have insomnia. Writing is both a blessing and a curse. I tried to give it up several years ago and only lasted about three weeks. I had the jumps, the jitters, the heebie-jeebs. I needed something bigger than myself to wrestle with. Had to have it. So I'm still at it.
You have to buy time to write, which means having some kind of day job, probably all your life.
“If you want to be a writer, keep your overhead low and don’t get involved with anyone who thinks your writing is crap.” -- Grace Paley
Most of the writers I know are compulsive. And they have insomnia. Writing is both a blessing and a curse. I tried to give it up several years ago and only lasted about three weeks. I had the jumps, the jitters, the heebie-jeebs. I needed something bigger than myself to wrestle with. Had to have it. So I'm still at it.
You have to buy time to write, which means having some kind of day job, probably all your life.
“If you want to be a writer, keep your overhead low and don’t get involved with anyone who thinks your writing is crap.” -- Grace Paley
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