As a published author I assume you have heard plenty of times how your work has inspired others, but as new writer I'm guessing the message never gets old. Your "quiet" novels steeped in the realism of ordinary kids in real and emotional situations has been the inspiration for my first YA novel. I will never write fantasy, nor do I want to write trope-fueled romance. I just want to tell stories that hit home for kids. Thank you for your perseverance, your creative drive, and for your honesty in what it takes to be a writer.
Loved reading this, Sara! Really inspiring, both that you found you were very up to the challenge of diving into the corporate world and also that you were able to recognize your limits with this job and move forward. Looking forward to the new substack project! ALWAYS down to contemplate my own tangled, confusing relationship to money.
First of all thank you so much for mentioning our conversation. It was such a great experience talking with you about your work. And second, thank you for sharing this experience. It makes me feel better about my own back and forth on this topic of income and the ping-pong thoughts of “should I stay or should I go?” I think substack is great but sometimes all the talk of how things once were can make a writer feel defeated about making money at it. I was thinking about going back to school and entering a new field. But I know deep down this is not the answer. I just want to write and teach and do my podcast and I’ve recently realized what a relief it is to just accept that my creative life is what I’ve got, for better or worse.
Sara,
As a published author I assume you have heard plenty of times how your work has inspired others, but as new writer I'm guessing the message never gets old. Your "quiet" novels steeped in the realism of ordinary kids in real and emotional situations has been the inspiration for my first YA novel. I will never write fantasy, nor do I want to write trope-fueled romance. I just want to tell stories that hit home for kids. Thank you for your perseverance, your creative drive, and for your honesty in what it takes to be a writer.
Thank you so much for this!!!
Loved reading this, Sara! Really inspiring, both that you found you were very up to the challenge of diving into the corporate world and also that you were able to recognize your limits with this job and move forward. Looking forward to the new substack project! ALWAYS down to contemplate my own tangled, confusing relationship to money.
First of all thank you so much for mentioning our conversation. It was such a great experience talking with you about your work. And second, thank you for sharing this experience. It makes me feel better about my own back and forth on this topic of income and the ping-pong thoughts of “should I stay or should I go?” I think substack is great but sometimes all the talk of how things once were can make a writer feel defeated about making money at it. I was thinking about going back to school and entering a new field. But I know deep down this is not the answer. I just want to write and teach and do my podcast and I’ve recently realized what a relief it is to just accept that my creative life is what I’ve got, for better or worse.