Comments on: Treating it like a second job http://www.pensandswords.com/2009/10/05/treating-it-like-a-second-job/ Talking shop with fantasy fiction author Kameron M. Franklin Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bobisimo http://www.pensandswords.com/2009/10/05/treating-it-like-a-second-job/comment-page-1/#comment-53520 bobisimo Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:05:03 +0000 http://www.pensandswords.com/?p=996#comment-53520 Sorry to hear about the dissolution. :( But at least you got to live that dream for a while, even if it was not to fruition. It really makes you wonder what it'd be like if we lived in a world that was structured in a way so as to support people's creativities -- ya know, like Google and their 20% thing. Alas... .-= bobisimo´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.trickybuddha.com/2009/re-i%E2%80%99m-a-convert/" rel="nofollow">RE: I’m a Convert</a> =-. Sorry to hear about the dissolution. :( But at least you got to live that dream for a while, even if it was not to fruition. It really makes you wonder what it’d be like if we lived in a world that was structured in a way so as to support people’s creativities — ya know, like Google and their 20% thing. Alas…
.-= bobisimo´s last blog ..RE: I’m a Convert =-.

]]> By: Rob http://www.pensandswords.com/2009/10/05/treating-it-like-a-second-job/comment-page-1/#comment-53480 Rob Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:40:43 +0000 http://www.pensandswords.com/?p=996#comment-53480 Great post, Kameron. I had a similar realization a couple years ago. I started a part-time copywriting business with the hope of turning it into a full-time gig...which I hoped would give me more freedom to work on my fiction writing. I already had a full-time day job, so this was a nights-weekends thing. While I could find the work, I was more annoyed than happy because the "business" took time away from my fiction writing. And to make up that fiction time, I would've had to sacrifice time with my daughter and wife, and that was non-negotiable. After some soul searching, I realized that if I wanted to be a commercially successful fiction writer, I had to treat my <strong>fiction writing</strong> like a business. So I dissolved the business and devoted that time to my fiction. Since then I've written two fantasy novels (both of which are being shopped around by my agent) and I'm currently working on a sci-fi novel. This "fiction business" is certainly not as lucrative as the copywriting business, but at least I'm living the dream without regrets. Great post, Kameron. I had a similar realization a couple years ago. I started a part-time copywriting business with the hope of turning it into a full-time gig…which I hoped would give me more freedom to work on my fiction writing. I already had a full-time day job, so this was a nights-weekends thing. While I could find the work, I was more annoyed than happy because the “business” took time away from my fiction writing. And to make up that fiction time, I would’ve had to sacrifice time with my daughter and wife, and that was non-negotiable.

After some soul searching, I realized that if I wanted to be a commercially successful fiction writer, I had to treat my fiction writing like a business. So I dissolved the business and devoted that time to my fiction. Since then I’ve written two fantasy novels (both of which are being shopped around by my agent) and I’m currently working on a sci-fi novel. This “fiction business” is certainly not as lucrative as the copywriting business, but at least I’m living the dream without regrets.

]]> By: Joanne http://www.pensandswords.com/2009/10/05/treating-it-like-a-second-job/comment-page-1/#comment-53479 Joanne Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:49:23 +0000 http://www.pensandswords.com/?p=996#comment-53479 What...excuse me while I go fill out an application?? Is that it, is there anymore? Well, I'm most interested in the continuing story of this "second job" because I was fortunate enough to get a glimpse of the Shattered Amulet and it left me wanting more. More please... What…excuse me while I go fill out an application?? Is that it, is there anymore? Well, I’m most interested in the continuing story of this “second job” because I was fortunate enough to get a glimpse of the Shattered Amulet and it left me wanting more.

More please…

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