Sarah McCoy
The best? The work uniform: pajamas. Which can also be the worst if say... someone important shows up on your doorstep and you look like a feral cat stinking like the dumpster and temperamental to boot. This is why I make it a rule that if anyone cares to find me, they must make a date. It's for their own safety! I am a noxious author troll otherwise. ;)
No, seriously, there are SO many things I love about my business, but it's not the glamorous occupation many hope/want/believe it to be. Writing is hard, agonizing, never-turn-off work that has me typing through sleepless nights, sacrificing family gatherings, neglecting dear friends, and away from my home life--be it physically or mentally. But that's the thing, you've got to *choose* to commit to being "a writer" entirely. When it's a willingly choice, you sacrifice... because you believe even the sacrifices are "the best thing" for your art and craft.
Happy first Sunday of June!
Sarah
No, seriously, there are SO many things I love about my business, but it's not the glamorous occupation many hope/want/believe it to be. Writing is hard, agonizing, never-turn-off work that has me typing through sleepless nights, sacrificing family gatherings, neglecting dear friends, and away from my home life--be it physically or mentally. But that's the thing, you've got to *choose* to commit to being "a writer" entirely. When it's a willingly choice, you sacrifice... because you believe even the sacrifices are "the best thing" for your art and craft.
Happy first Sunday of June!
Sarah
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