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robcartoons · 10-16-2009, 05:52 AM

Chapter V

I agree with sheffy4, you can use 'low-end' jobs to gain experience and help to support your writing as part of your long-term plan. A friend of a friend wants to be a sci-fi/horror writer. As far as I know, he started off 100% reliance on his job for income, while he wrote in his freetime. He started to get paid writing work and now is in a situation where his income is about 50/50 from his job/writing. Of course his aim is to keep going and change the percentages. He is super-disciplined and very dedicated.

I myself have a main job while I work on my cartoons in my spare time. It is very early days with the cartoons, but I keep on going and gain a lot of experience from the process (which I am enjoying hugely!).

The most important lesson I have learnt is definately work on your self-discipline.

Keep writing!

Cheers,

Rob

10-16-2009, 05:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
robcartoons Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 70	self-discipline Chapter V I agree with sheffy4, you can use 'low-end' jobs to gain experience and help to support your writing as part of your long-term plan. A friend of a friend wants to be a sci-fi/horror writer. As far as I know, he started off 100% reliance on his job for income, while he wrote in his freetime. He started to get paid writing work and now is in a situation where his income is about 50/50 from his job/writing. Of course his aim is to keep going and change the percentages. He is super-disciplined and very dedicated. I myself have a main job while I work on my cartoons in my spare time. It is very early days with the cartoons, but I keep on going and gain a lot of experience from the process (which I am enjoying hugely!). The most important lesson I have learnt is definately work on your self-discipline. Keep writing! Cheers, Rob