tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post6770501038313875261..comments2023-11-21T03:24:50.235-05:00Comments on Here be Magic: “I’m a writer” does not mean I’m unemployed.Jody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-81018972165935530282013-03-09T12:08:50.702-05:002013-03-09T12:08:50.702-05:00It's a crazy business we've jumped into. ...It's a crazy business we've jumped into. <br /><br />I don't know if it's just because I love being a writer so much that I don't even see those narrowing eyes or because I've been in the restaurant business for so long that saying ANYTHING besides being a server gives me a rush but I don't get much condescension. <br /><br />What I do get are those looks that say, 'Oh, you're one of those' when I tell people I write urban fantasy (usually at a table when someone says surely I'm not JUST a server), to which I respond, "Hellz yeah. Couldn't love it more." <br /><br />Usually though, there's someone in the group that will say, "Oh, my husband would LOVE that!" Or a son or a nephew. Either way, I've waited my whole life to be able to say I write for a living so...it never gets old. :)<br /><br />Authors are a special breed. *raising glass* To my peers! Steve Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727247637669308939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-51935916518340330402013-03-09T09:03:27.540-05:002013-03-09T09:03:27.540-05:00I spent about a decade as a stay-at-home mom and I...I spent about a decade as a stay-at-home mom and I actually found that was easier for people to understand. Now I'm an author (I don't say writer anymore because it seems like the public perception is different and I'm all too willing to play to an audience.) and it's the same stupidity. I just signed my first advance-paying, multi-book contract, and I think my mom is now FINALLY taking me seriously. <br /><br />About to grab your thread and run with it...sorry.<br /><br />You know the pain scale thing at the doctor? I always explain my ten before I answer their question. (Short story, the drugs for my c-section didn't take and I felt them tearing apart my insides. Good times.) <br /><br />I figure I'm going to start doing the same with writing. This month is my ten. I have final round edits on a novella, likely ALL the edits on the first novel in that contract I mentioned, I have to finish the last ~30k of another novel and get it subbed, revise another novella once I get it back from beta and sub it, and do a critique for the winner of a charity auction. And I might (don't ask) need to write the first three chapters of a new novel.... by April 1. <br /><br />Yeah, pretty sure I'm employed. (I will also be dead by the end of the month, please send hot EMTs with a vodka and caffeine IV)<br /><br /><br />***On a side note, an author friend of mine recently got denied a home loan because she's "unemployed." She's a NYT bestseller, but that doesn't matter. Turns out you have to have 3 YEARS of income for them to consider you self-employed for loan purposes. It's ridiculous.Seleste deLaney/Julie Partickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346934576672398786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-71356473923168595492013-03-08T22:05:01.863-05:002013-03-08T22:05:01.863-05:00Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact was a a...Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact was a amusement account it.<br />Look advanced to far added agreeable from you! By the <br />way, how could we communicate?<br /><br />Here is my page; <a href="http://tagza.com/search/http://cashflowclub-stuttgart.de/node/32178/" rel="nofollow">http://tagza.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-55847217040127281742013-03-08T20:02:30.153-05:002013-03-08T20:02:30.153-05:00I was told that today - "At least you don'...I was told that today - "At least you don't have to go to work." I don't have to "go" anywhere but I still have commitments to meet. My immediate family understands. Most days I can shrug it off but some days it's just demoralizing. Today stung a little bit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742618211008888625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-11729452408797034722013-03-08T19:41:10.590-05:002013-03-08T19:41:10.590-05:00LOL. No kidding. It's bad enough I have one of...LOL. No kidding. It's bad enough I have one of the iPhones that you flip so you can easily take a picture of yourself. I've flipped it one too many times on accident. *bigsigh* Shawna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476399575493212858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-32282197434395276452013-03-08T19:38:59.947-05:002013-03-08T19:38:59.947-05:00Thanks Cindy. I do put make up on right before my ...Thanks Cindy. I do put make up on right before my husband comes home. ; ) Shawna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476399575493212858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-79669747412512223402013-03-08T19:38:37.984-05:002013-03-08T19:38:37.984-05:00I went comfy today. Yoga pants. But I was cleaning...I went comfy today. Yoga pants. But I was cleaning... Are they still considered combustion engines? Seem more like computers now a days. ; )Shawna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476399575493212858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-7650817304713590302013-03-08T19:37:55.787-05:002013-03-08T19:37:55.787-05:00Thank you, Jax. Yeah, I'm dressed too. LOL I a...Thank you, Jax. Yeah, I'm dressed too. LOL I actually don't work in my pjs but I guess I could...if I wanted to.<br />: )Shawna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476399575493212858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-5706225477890484772013-03-08T14:40:30.167-05:002013-03-08T14:40:30.167-05:00I work both my day job and what I call my real job...I work both my day job and what I call my real job (writing) from home in my jammies. That part does not suck. ;) And I'm with you on the Skype thing. That will NOT be happening until they come up with the "putting on your face" device Jane Jetson used. (Did I just totally date myself there?)<br /><br />Great post!Jane Kindredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620651445338259619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-14916644139128240512013-03-08T14:31:53.275-05:002013-03-08T14:31:53.275-05:00When my kids were in school, I used to rush to get...When my kids were in school, I used to rush to get dressed right before the bus came to drop them off. But yeah, that didn't mean I wasn't working! Great post.Cindy Spencer Papehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-16515757906060713492013-03-08T14:17:09.636-05:002013-03-08T14:17:09.636-05:00I AM DRESSED TODAY! But I haven't touched my c...I AM DRESSED TODAY! But I haven't touched my combustion engine...Jody W. and Meankittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-33879077535948608802013-03-08T10:45:21.540-05:002013-03-08T10:45:21.540-05:00"...when was the last time you stopped your m..."...when was the last time you stopped your mechanic to ask him or her to explain how a combustion engine works because you‘re gonna put one together some day?"<br /><br />*Jax snorts coffee onto her pjs* <br />*No, wait, I'm dressed and don't have coffee. Never mind.*<br /><br />Hilarious article, Shawna! Thanks!Jax Garrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557535837415570444noreply@blogger.com