Showing posts with label stereotypes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stereotypes. Show all posts

Monday, 15 December 2014

Writing is work, not a whim

Has anyone else ever given you 'that' look when you say you're a writer?


It's the look that simultaneously questions your grasp on reality while accusing you of harbouring caffeine and daytime television addictions.

People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.Now think of someone doing his or her job. What is he doing? Making a product? Working in a business? She works regular hours. He might be studying at night to boost his qualifications. She might be attending a breakfast meeting, or an industry conference on the weekend. Are they working hard?