First, let me just thank you for clicking on my thread. That you did shows you are both a kind person and a nosy one. I like you already.
In any case, hello. My name is Patty. And I'll be honest. I really am hesitant to join this (obviously fabulous) forum but was persuaded by others to give it a go. These others read my very small, very tiny little blog that I keep in my spare time.
I love writing. I love reading. I dig the whole literary scene and have nothing but admiration and respect for those that are a part of it. And I mean that with all sorts of sincerity.
But, yet, I've never considered getting published. It is the others who are pushing me to try to get published. And they might as well be pushing me to run for the presidency of the United States for I know nothing about the process. And I have little doubt that I am in over my head here.
So my question to you is...does getting published have to be a fire in your own belly? I mean, would I like to see a book with my name on it? Well, yea, come to think of it! Will my life be incomplete if I’m not? No, no, no. It's something I've just honestly never given a second thought to. I don't dream of living off my work, of giving interviews, of being adored and pampered. (Well, I mean I do, but not as a writer. I'm thinking guru on a mountain kind of thing).
I just kinda like to write, that's all. And so, being here in this forum, amongst talented writers with bellies full of fire, I couldn't possibly feel more insecure or fish out of water-ish than I do.
So. I really don't have a point other than to say, lovely to meet you and all that!! Thanks in advance for being gentle.
In any case, hello. My name is Patty. And I'll be honest. I really am hesitant to join this (obviously fabulous) forum but was persuaded by others to give it a go. These others read my very small, very tiny little blog that I keep in my spare time.
I love writing. I love reading. I dig the whole literary scene and have nothing but admiration and respect for those that are a part of it. And I mean that with all sorts of sincerity.
But, yet, I've never considered getting published. It is the others who are pushing me to try to get published. And they might as well be pushing me to run for the presidency of the United States for I know nothing about the process. And I have little doubt that I am in over my head here.
So my question to you is...does getting published have to be a fire in your own belly? I mean, would I like to see a book with my name on it? Well, yea, come to think of it! Will my life be incomplete if I’m not? No, no, no. It's something I've just honestly never given a second thought to. I don't dream of living off my work, of giving interviews, of being adored and pampered. (Well, I mean I do, but not as a writer. I'm thinking guru on a mountain kind of thing).
I just kinda like to write, that's all. And so, being here in this forum, amongst talented writers with bellies full of fire, I couldn't possibly feel more insecure or fish out of water-ish than I do.
So. I really don't have a point other than to say, lovely to meet you and all that!! Thanks in advance for being gentle.
