aag

Hmm… I will naively admit I had a much more romantic view of it all in my mind.

And yet it still beats what I’m doing…

“If you choose to make your living by words, you really should use your first paycheck to set up an appointment with a medical health professional so as to figure out what precisely is your problem.”

I love that part.

Writing leaves one much more naked than sex…and sex is about as naked as I want to get. Enjoy your job, girlie.

N.

You always did have more discipline than I. I am trying to get back on the “writing every day” bandwagon.

*le sigh*

This is so true… I know a few people who have been stubborn enough to make their living off of the written word. The minute you tell them you want to write the say, “If there is ANYTHING else you can imagine doing with you life do that. This is a profession you have to want with all your soul.”

My daughter has a Masters in English and is now happily working in a Borders bookshop in London while she works out what to do for the rest of her working life. I asked her the other day if she’d considered creative writing.

‘Yes, but only considered it. It seems like very hard work, and you have to be really driven to do it well, it seems to me.’

Finding something to write every day must be hard enough, but finding something to write that loads of people will go out of their way to read takes real talent.

I remember asking you long, long ago if you’d considered writing for a living and at the time you modestly said you didn’t think you could do it. I’m very glad that circumstances have changed - to our benefit :o)

I guess I didn’t realize how many of aag’s real friends came here and read. So let’s talk a second about what it takes to bare your soul…. to people you KNOW. It’s gotta be a lot harder than a bunch of anonymous strangers. lol

Writing is hard, I found out. Blogging something interesting everyday on the spur of the moment, like after a bad day at work… that is not easy. (not that I am interesting everyday… I just try to post everyday… and like you said, I fail often)

But, for me this is just a place to throw out words that my ‘real’ friends would scoff at. I couldn’t begin to imagine me making cash doing this… I am way undisciplined to do that.

You do a grand job blogging, IMHO.

Hugs,

PB

All jobs are jobs, in the end. No matter how much you love doing it, if it’s your job and you HAVE to do it, it ends up being a job.

I do what I do because I was very committed to it and found it hugely intellectually stimulating. For the first five years that I did it, I would probably have done it for nothing, I enjoyed it so much, and I worked ridiculous hours and couldn’t believe I was being paid to do this stuff.

Well, I’m still committed and I can’t think of anything I’d find more interesting - but it’s not my hobby anymore. It’s my job, and at 5.30pm I just want to stop doing it, and sit down with a good book, and forget about it until 9am the next day.

And you know what the worst part is? No matter how much experience you have, no matter how good you are, people undervalue it. And think they can do it better than you.

But I wouldn’t want to do anything else…

I admit to daydreaming about making money writing about sex… but NOT via my blog! I’d hate to feel *obligated* to write.

My blog is for me to write when I feel like I need to write. It’s kind of just nice that there’s a few people who enjoy reading it. And mostly those are people I know.

I like reading about sex as much as writing about it, though, so I’m glad you and others out there do it more often (and much more often better) than I do!

You are the most dependable poster I’ve seen. I really admire that about you. Having just “disappeared” for over a week, I only wish I could carve out the time to write every day. It would make the posting in crunch time easier .

You forgot one important point, though: you’re a good writer. People want to read you because the content is very well written. Some of us need shocking content or photos to bring in the readers. You don’t. People come here just for the words.

Haaaaaaa

I like to post before going to bed. That way I’m not distracted by anything (like TV, food, I’m all clean from my shower and in jammies) and I get alot of things off my mind and sleep easier. Hopefully I’ll make bank in the future, but thats honestly NOT why I blog.

Oh, and being nosy beyond approppriateness… Any news on that book proposal of yours?

My favourite radio shows have been the ones that sound as if the hosts have rocked up to the studio 5 minutes before going on air, looked at each other, and asked, ‘what do you want to do today?’. And not once during the next 2 hours of great radio do you realise they’ve worked 10 hours previously meticulously writing and packaging for it to sound like that.

Your writing has been like that for me. Easy, natural, entertaining, and unabashedly sexy. You make it sound as if you fit 8 hours of sleep, 8 hours of chores, 16 hours of sex and 5 minutes of writing into every day - and it’s great. My favourite blog in fact.

Thanks aag.

Blogging is definitely work. To be successful you must be a dedicated and interesting writer. What Haaaaaaa said is exactly why you can get some monetary benefits from your blog and have loyal readers.

The new header photo is beautiful. YAY! Spring!

I write at the last minute, and post quickly before I lose my nerve.

And it shows. :)

More power to you for making a living at it.

I enjoy your wit and how you express yourself.
I am a little cold and distant in real life, but for what ever reason I become emotionally vested in your writing and cheer at your triumphs and ache for your struggles. (fortunately this is an upbeat blog and there is alot more cheering than aching). Although the downside is it creates a sort of one sided friendship, while I am certain I “know” you (and think we would just be the greatest of friends) but you barely know me… OMG I am “Nurse Betty”! Wow, that is kinda creepy… I better just go back to lurking… (which also sounds creepy… I can’t win…)

I have a blog. I’m not going to try to link it or anything simply because it’s nothing impressive. I just do it to remind myself to keep up with things, and to exercise my writing skills.

I love your blog AAG. Yours is one of the few I read, and I mean that… considering I read only 4 or 5 of them.. and I usually skim 3 or 4 of them.

I’m a musician. It’s the same thing.

I asked a friend who owns a studio and record label, and asked him what’s the secret of success. He said you have to play music, for people, EVERY DAY. Regardless of whether you’re getting paid or not. It’s a job, treat it like one. Do it every day.

I read a great book about writing song lyrics, which said, you have to write EVERY DAY. Even if it’s just for practice or exercise. Do it every day.

It’s like fucking. Once in and once out is not enough to cum! Neither is one in, then one out, a week later. You have do do the in-out-in-out thing over and over again, constantly, at regular rhythm, until it builds up and OMG OMG *squirt*.

The key to success is resonance, repetition, doing the same thing over and over again, rhythmically, persistently. Resonance can bring down bridges or tall buildings. It can set things on fire, including your clitoris. Resonance gives power. Not how well you do it, or even how much (a little bit is fine) but how OFTEN and how frequently. That makes the difference. Do it, and keep doing it.