I’ve never really considered writing for money, though, simply because I know I’m just not that good. Honestly, I can usually spell, and my grammar’s not horrible, but I’m no good at writing stuff that other people want to read. So, instead of being a career, writing is a hobby that I do when I’m not fixing stuff that’s broken at work. (and occasionally when I *should* be fixing stuff that’s broken at work, thanks to the Pen Men and their utterly addicting RPG)

I’ve tried for a long time to write things for purely commercial reasons. While I had some minor success, my heart was never truly in it.

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@ Wendi – Agreed, on all points. I make very little on this blog. Mainly, it exists to do like the tagline says: help other writers achieve their dreams. That, in itself, is plenty satisfying.

@ James – You two are amazing, I’d just like to say. I have the third highest number of posts, behind you two, yet I still only have 1/3 your numbers each. It’s crazy.

@ Joel – I can see that happening. In my case, it was a bit different. I’d thought of writing as a childhood pipe dream until I sort of fell into a web writing career, which then evolved into full-blown freelance entrepreneurship!

@ Colleen – That’s cool, about writing what you enjoy. Believe it or not, I really enjoyed writing all of that parenting and pregnancy material, at least for a while. As a parent of 3 girls, it’s good stuff to know. And, I enjoy a good bit of the writing I do these days. I am more likely, though, to refuse a job because I don’t like the topic than I am to refuse a job because I don’t like the pay. I’m to the point in my journey where I have the luxury to do that, from time to time.

I did start out wanting to write poetry and novels. I’ve had some poetry published, and have two pretty bad novels sitting in my filing cabinet. Someday, I’ll get back to it. But for now, I’m having a blast with garden writing.

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But damn, we needed to write for FUN.

Creative writing games have been our outlet for years and that’s where we really shine. It’s *easy* to write whole chapters and small novels in a day alone – it’s FUN. It isn’t work at all.

And as Wendi mentioned, the collaborative aspect and the intense anticipation of the next post (ARE YOU WRITING YET? I’M WAITING!!) makes everything just rock.

And yes – we have slots open if anyone is interested in joining. The game and players are as welcoming as our blog, so feel free.

A also love writing my blog, although not fiction, I love doing it and do it for fun not profit. All of my writing at this moment in time is pleasure!

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Blogging I find, stretches the mind, because you’re always looking for something compelling to write – not just a forced entry. In the end, I try to make my writing contribute to many spheres of life, as it should be.

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@ Meryl – I love the idea of epic poetry. I tried my hand at it briefly in college. Turned out to be of a much bigger scope than I could handle.

I’ve thought, too, about submitting some of my creative writing to contests. Golf, in my case, seems to take priority rather than tennis

@MDG – Thanks for the comment! I agree with you, to a point. I’m passionate about writing and about helping other writers reach their dreams, so that kind of writing is a blast. Writing about transmissions? Not so much. I don’t dislike it the way I disliked IT work at the end, but I see it for what it is: something to pay the bills.

That’s one of my goals as a writer: to be able to write for myself. I can write what I want to write, and make money from it. The writing I’m doing for my mentoring program falls into that category, for example.

After all, if they can call a dramatic presentation on the stage a “play,” there’s no reason why all creative pursuit can’t also be playful and fun!

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My grandmother turned me on to The Shooting of Dan McGrew — so I wrote a couple of poems in that style — epic and long.

I also turned a poem into a song for a summer camp competition. We had to write songs about our theme and our team name — and my group loved it. About the closest I — a deaf person — came to being a songwriter.

My writing business keeps me too busy to write stuff for fun. I do keep a personal journal, but it’s more of a snapshot of my day not something fun. I want to be able to look things up when I can’t remember everything. And it comes in handy.

I think it’d be fun to enter contests and such that call for a different kind of writing than I do for my clients — but again, time is a factor. Tennis is a higher priority

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