tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post1798878646011431576..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: The passion that keeps you going when it sucksTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-26564786431937099772012-04-13T08:33:02.352-07:002012-04-13T08:33:02.352-07:00I haven't been here in forever.
I'm usual...I haven't been here in forever.<br /><br />I'm usually pretty passionate about being alive in general, but then I go to work, and it sucks it all out of me. I try to get it back, mostly by writing, and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. I'm okay with it for now, but I'm hoping that if I keep at it, it will get better.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-59971625399334223612012-04-12T23:15:28.453-07:002012-04-12T23:15:28.453-07:00I have one of those not so fun day jobs. Fortunate...I have one of those not so fun day jobs. Fortunately, it doesn't require much brain power. My brain is always in a story. So if you see a grocery clerk smiling for no particular reason she may have just come up with a hilarious line for one of her characters. (Either that or you have lipstick on your teeth.)Tammy J. Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-4328869726339619902012-04-12T22:01:13.806-07:002012-04-12T22:01:13.806-07:00Hi Tawna -
I have done several jobs over the cours...Hi Tawna -<br />I have done several jobs over the course of my adult life and I finally thought, like you, that I could do any job because I am diligent and have a lot of enthusiasm. However, due my guy's job, we moved to the middle of nowhere in NC. I couldn't find anything. Therefore, when i got a job offer as a customer service rep for a printing company, I took the position. I hated it, but I tried to remain enthusiastic and worked my butt off. I quickly rose through the ranks to VP of inside sales. I quit 4 weeks later.<br />I recently started a website and blog with the goal of building community for people whose lives have had a massive turn due to health problems, death of a loved one, unwanted divorce by spouse, etc. This website is the result of my own 12 year battle w/MS and chronic nerve pain. I don't get paid other than my disability, but I love it. My health often interferes, but it sometimes drives certain posts to be more personal. So, I would have to completely agree with you. Do what you enjoy doing. And you'll be much happier!<br />MoniqueMonique Liddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581045047444260284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-9265730728681624012012-04-12T17:08:40.488-07:002012-04-12T17:08:40.488-07:00I'm just LMAO at your blog. Which is a complim...I'm just LMAO at your blog. Which is a compliment in itself. Thanks for letting me enjoy life from another perspective!LMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-83058107088802614272012-04-12T10:16:33.112-07:002012-04-12T10:16:33.112-07:00I think having a day job is a must. I'm not sa...I think having a day job is a must. I'm not saying my writing gets stale, I just mean that sometimes I need the non-fiction writing I do for the day job to balance things out.<br /><br />When I'm first drafting I wish I didn't have a day job at all, and that I could just write all day and night. But when I'm novel editing I'm glad to have the day job work to keep my brain motivated.<br /><br />-Suz xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-76437002481222621142012-04-12T08:51:04.566-07:002012-04-12T08:51:04.566-07:00I agree that if you aren't passionate about wh...I agree that if you aren't passionate about what you do, it's going to be a long, hard slog (and not the good kind of long and hard). But it's also possible for passions to change. At one time, I loved being a tech writer and writing about anything computer-related even though a lot of what I wrote saw little or nor light of day.<br /><br />Now I'm looking for my passion. It's still writing and editing, but what? I've started writing creatively again, but I'm going to have to find something that actually pays that I'm at least halfway passionate about. Otherwise, we're back to the long and hard and not in the good way.Skyehttp://thingsintheskye.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-50986787428039364592012-04-12T05:21:57.986-07:002012-04-12T05:21:57.986-07:00I found myself in your previous situation by think...I found myself in your previous situation by thinking I can do any job as long as I have writing on the side to shine my days. I was wrong of course. But then I stumbled into a job as an administrator and found myself absolutely loving to put statistics together. Sometimes you can find stuff you not only do well but you also like doing even when you think it sounds like the dullest job ever.<br /><br />On your questions - I don't think it makes a difference to be passionate UNLESS you're also skilled at whatever it is you're passionate about. <br /><br />I love cooking, running and writing. I'm not any good at any of them. I have little sense for flavour, my body breaks down if I try to run for longer or faster, and I can't even get my friends and family to like my writing.<br /><br />In inspirational speeches people often say you can get anywhere if you want it enough. I think it's an unfair statement - am I less passionate just because I'm not equally equipped? (feel free to giggle) <br /><br />People don't get far without passion, but passion alone can only get you so far.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869145555938203736noreply@blogger.com