Have you ever thought of quitting writing, or have you done it before?
Have you ever thought of quitting writing, or have you done it before?
Writing is tough when a person has a negative attitude towards their own efforts being made or that of others, and so the purpose of this question is to help writers get inspired, so if you can try to write a stellar hub about not quitting as a writer to help your peers, and please explain why its truly not worth it. to quit
Note: (Or simply drop the best answer here with honesty as to what it was like for you to quit then to return as a writer again, think of quitting but kept faith, or whatever you think to answer that best suits your situation.)
- Sunnie Dayposted 11 years ago
0 - thechroniclerposted 11 years ago0
I could never fathom quitting writing all together, although writing for content sites--that's another story. I write for three major ones that pay (pittances) up front per piece, and I am so burned out on them that I'm surprised I haven't developed a sunburn lol. The kicker is that I'm at the top of my game with them; I get top ratings, glowing feedback and regular direct order requests from clients. But I'm freakin' miserable when I'm writing for these content sites at the same time. For that reason, I've been thinking that it isn't worth it. I also rely on them for income, so just quitting cold turkey is not an option at this point.
I would love to develop other steady means of using my writing ability to replace and surpass that income, including my own niche websites, submitting articles to print magazines, learning how to write fiction and writing for private clients--I have one so far who is a joy to work with. I have started with three of these; it is just slow going. I am staying with HubPages because it's my creative outlet; it's fun rather than work for me
- matama ellieposted 11 years ago0
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