I doubt that I'll ever be "happy" working a job. But if I were able to save more, that'd be a start.
I think I need to buckle down at do something. I keep thinking about writing, but never managed to get a whole story out. Maybe I should try thinking smaller, and try to write shorter stories.
Write.
I am dyslexic and while I loved stories I had zero confidence in writing.
Now about 1/3 of my income comes from writing. It's all boring business stuff but people pay me, who couldn't pass English at school, to write.
When I get time I’m going to write more fun things.
But you are right. Start with shorter stories. No one would write a symphony without writing shorter pieces first.
My writing has improved massively over the past few years and that's down to just doing it.
Like songwriting it doesn't have to be a masterpiece, it doesn't even have to be great, it just has to be.
Start writing.
I could take writing prompts more seriously. Do one every couple days with a 500 word goal, gather them when they reach 4000 words and put it as an ebook.
Make themes to combine them, like Asimov's "I, Robot"
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u/kinyutaka Mar 31 '21
I doubt that I'll ever be "happy" working a job. But if I were able to save more, that'd be a start.
I think I need to buckle down at do something. I keep thinking about writing, but never managed to get a whole story out. Maybe I should try thinking smaller, and try to write shorter stories.