I think both the "I've got this idea, let's split the profit" and the "I've always wanted to write a novel when I have time" spring from a perception of the writer as a dissolute layabout who has plenty of time to whore and drink between dashing off squiggles.If people could grasp the fact--that writing is a professional career on par with, say, an IT tech or a freelance engineering consultant--that they woudln't say those sorts of things.
Which beings me to another point: the persistent devaluing of the artist in our society. I highly recommend Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way for writers suffering from this kind of stuff. :)
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Date: 2005-12-28 08:08 pm (UTC)I think both the "I've got this idea, let's split the profit" and the "I've always wanted to write a novel when I have time" spring from a perception of the writer as a dissolute layabout who has plenty of time to whore and drink between dashing off squiggles.If people could grasp the fact--that writing is a professional career on par with, say, an IT tech or a freelance engineering consultant--that they woudln't say those sorts of things.
Which beings me to another point: the persistent devaluing of the artist in our society. I highly recommend Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way for writers suffering from this kind of stuff. :)
Jeez, I just can't shut up today, can I? argh.