A lot of people ask “How can I become a full-time writer when I
have to pay the rent, feed my grubby kids, and sleep a bit every day ?”
They don’t ask me - but I see on the Internet that they
do ask other people.
So, I have taken it upon myself to
provide the following answers because, until I can get another job in
government, I am a
full-time writer: I type out everything that comes into my head and e-publish
it for worldwide potential consumption. I am writing right now - and
now - and even now.
Writing full-time was my dream every since I first began dreaming
about writing and doing it all the time. The thought that my dream
could become reality took hold a few years ago when I realized that I was
already typing something no matter where I was and what I was supposed to
be doing.
Whether eating at a restaurant or sitting in my cubicle at work, I typed words or at least word-like collections of letters and symbols
into my phone, onto my tablet, or like now onto the screen of my
laptop when I am sitting and taking care of bodily functions.
I have found that the key to becoming a full-time writer is
commitment, some kind of writing device, and a desire to avoid interaction with other humans.
Initially, I hesitated for fear that this writing thing might require a lot
of thinking and study. But the very first quote I read about
the craft of writing gave me the assurance I needed.
A Castorian political economist explained, “Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to
you. The jotting is simplicity itself--it is the occurring which is difficult.”
So, I skip the occurring stuff and just constantly jot.
