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Re: Grim Vision of Things to Come
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2008, 04:08:12 PM »
It took most of the writers I know who are successful as many years as you are old to get the opportunity to share their work with the public. It's a bit early to throw in the towel, IMO.  ;)

Oh I'm not throwing in the towell...not by a long shot.  I don't think I'm capable of that. :)
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Re: Grim Vision of Things to Come
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2008, 04:09:20 PM »
Of course if I keep spelling words like 'towel' wrong, the road to success may have extra bumps in it.
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Re: Grim Vision of Things to Come
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2008, 05:39:54 PM »
But I can relate to your "I can't imagine spending my life doing some job I don't care about just to earn a living" attitude.

It's called "work" because people pay you for it, if it were fun enough to do it anyway this wouldn;t happen.  It would be lovely to be published and even lovelier to earn a living from writing, but it does not seem overly plausible; meanwhile, so long as it's indoor work with no heavy lifting, internet access, and I get to go home at 5 every evening, I'll pretty much do any job people will give me.
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Re: Grim Vision of Things to Come
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2008, 06:52:13 PM »
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It's called "work" because people pay you for it

Thanks for teaching me a new word. Work. I should really try and memorize it.
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Re: Grim Vision of Things to Come
« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2008, 10:01:13 PM »
Thanks for teaching me a new word. Work. I should really try and memorize it.

I did not intend this to come across as harshly as it seems to have read to you, and you have my apologies.
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Re: Grim Vision of Things to Come
« Reply #20 on: January 16, 2008, 08:28:23 PM »
It's called "work" because people pay you for it, if it were fun enough to do it anyway this wouldn;t happen. 

Or, as I heard it said on some radio station, "Let's face it - work sucks. If work were fun, they'd charge admission."
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