Writing becomes treasured hobby
Writing ‘the’ book, will anyone read?
Writing each hour, quitting day job
Writing chapters with epic speed
Waiting for magic, keyboard sleeps
Waiting for inspiration’s nudge
Waiting for publisher to call
Waiting for something bold, oh fudge!
Overlooking advice from friends
Overlooking cover’s design
Overlooking shrinking cash flow
Overlooking final deadline
Spending phantom cash, much too fast
Spending less and less time writing
Spending more and more time dreaming
Spending months on nothing exciting
Pushing aside all of these thoughts
Focusing on fresh start at hand
Crafting poetry, something new
Writing ‘the’ book, no longer planned
The moral of the story: Don’t quit your job to write a book! (Unless you have a very nice savings account.)
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Great advice from a career writer. I will probably never write a book, but I could be tempted to publish an anthology of some of my best writing. Time will tell.
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Writing a book of poetry? Blessings to you.
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Suzette, I appreciate your kind words. I doubt my writing will ever lead to a novel or something like that. However, I might toy with the idea of publishing a collection of my very best writing.
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A collection, wonderful.
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I am glad that the poetry won out over the novel. Just think of all the lives you have touched with it- mine included.
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Thanks for sharing your kind words. I don’t really see a novel in my future. Publishing an anthology of my best writings may be a possibility.
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it can’t be easy trying to be a writer; takes a serious commitment and discipline. good luck with possibly publishing an anthology of your work!
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Thanks Jim. If I pursue an anthology, it will require extensive editing of my best work, where it is needed. I would go the self-publishing route.
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I think self-publishing seems to be the way to go…
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Nicely penned poetry..
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