I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation.
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I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.
I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career.
But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.
It's not like being a writer is a very lucrative career, but you know, you just know when you've found what you're really meant to do.
Choosing writing as a career, just by itself, is a measure of not being a calculating person.
If you think about becoming a writer, that's just really one of the big dreams I had. It's really important to have those dreams and pursue your passions.
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it at home.
Writing, for me, has always been a way of not having a career.
I never considered writing as a career - it was always a creative outlet for me and something I just loved to do.