Thanks Hellions!

September 25, 2006 in On Writing | View Comments

The Deadline Hellions collected a bunch of questions from their readership and are going through and answering them weekly. I think that this is such a cool idea that, um, I’m going to steal it. Heehee. This week’s question is on Achievements. (Click the link to see the Hellions’ answers.)

This week’s question comes from blogger “kareng”

What accomplishment would you most like to achieve in the next twenty years?

Quite simply, I’d love to be able to make enough money from my writing to quit my day job. Now, just so you all know, I don’t hate my day job by any stretch of the imagination. The vast majority of the people I work with are smart, funny, and totally cool. I like what I do. Ok, it’s mostly paperwork, but I honestly really don’t mind paperwork most of the time. I feel good when I’ve managed to clear my desk and file everything by the end of the day.

Still, this is not what I want to be known for. I want to be known for something cool. Not for being the best damn paper-filer this side of the Mississippi. And being known for writing is cool. I like that. Plus, you know, writing is fun. There’s that. I’m thinking this is an achievable goal. I’m a hard worker and a good learner (if not especially a fast learner) and I’m of the school of thought that you can learn to be a better writer. And there’s certainly no lack of writing resources out there.

So in twenty years, check back with me. Or maybe you’ll be on my newsletter list, waiting impatiently for my next hardback release. Then you won’t HAVE to check back with me because you’ll already know.

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  • Sonja
    You're welcome, Joy! Run like the winnnnnd! :-)
  • Kiba
    So last night I saw at NaNoPubYe that someone had sold their FebNo. And I checked it out, and it was, of course, a romance novelist. Y'all seem immensely more successful than the rest of the world, and I'm guessing it's because it's a big, big market. You also seem nicer than other people (cough SFWA cough).


    So what am I doing?



    Considering shifting gears from dark fantasy/horror to paranormal romance.



    I have a Shannon Drake my mom gave me. It's second in a series. So I'm gonna get the first one when I'm at Borders for a teacher meeting tomorrow.



    I've never read paranormal before, only historical (and only Harlequin I think). So we'll see if I like reading it, because if I do, maybe I'll write that.



    My fall warmup story thus far sucks. But I'll keep at it anyway. It's sci-fi.
  • Halfy79
    I KNOW you can totally achieve that goal in 20 years. And, um, will you still remember me when you're famous???


    BTW, thanks soooo much for your sponsorship! I'll be sure to post horrible pictures of me running as thanks. Hah.
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