My writing was liberated once I abandoned acting.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I worked as an actor for many years. Then I segued to some non-fiction writing.
I consider myself a writer. I always wanted to act, and as a teen, I studied acting devotedly. Eventually, I got writing work, but very little acting work.
I started writing because I wasn't getting things as an actor.
I never really wanted to write and wanted to focus on acting.
I started my career as an actor, then morphed into a playwright who accidentally became a novelist with my first book 'Fall On Your Knees.'
I definitely still have my hand in acting. I don't think I would be able to walk away from it. It's my passion.
Although my other ambition was to be a musical theater star (and I would attend college on a voice scholarship), writing was never far from my mind.
I don't use my writing career as a vehicle to get me acting work or to write roles for myself.
I was blessed with my career. I passionately love acting. And it's given me a good livelihood.
When my second child was born, I gave up acting - two young children out on the road was too difficult to manage. I'd always written, but began to do so with real commitment now that it was my only creative outlet. I used all my acting techniques to do it. I still do.