Mira wrote:I don't want to write professionally...
You know, I skipped right over this line.
You don't want to write professionally, as in, you don't want to be published? Self-pub notwithstanding. Our conversations on and off forum had left me with the impression that you did want to publish a book. If you are just writing for the love of writing, with no concern for getting published, pretty much none of the issues we've debated amount to a hill of beans. You can write anything you want any way you want if you don't have to consider an audience beyond yourself.
On another note, I don't seem to be able to impress upon you that those of us who are oriented toward professional publication are
not thinking about money all the time. We wouldn't be writers at all if money was our main concern. It's more often about a professional level of
competence and the
impact that has on readers. It's also about being professional in meeting industry standards and reader expectation. Again, not concerns if you are not looking to write professionally.
On another side note, forgive me if you know this already but I'm not certain, you do know there a difference between writing professionally and writing for a living, right? Cuz I'm sorta seeing you use them like you might think they mean the same thing. Most professional writers don't write for a living. [To be fair, my previous post makes them sound like they're the same thing. I assume too much about my audience.]
Edit:
Mira wrote:I don't want to write professionally and/or write for a living.
No, you do know there's a difference. So when did you decide you didn't want to write professionally?
