Comments on: Would You Write if No One Was Around to Read Your Words http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/ A Welshman's scribblin' place Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Marc Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:54:00 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-201 Lisa, only a couple of months? Wow. You have an eye for it definitely. With a bit more exposure (pun not intended) you should be able to get some paid photography work I would think. Lisa, only a couple of months? Wow. You have an eye for it definitely. With a bit more exposure (pun not intended) you should be able to get some paid photography work I would think.

]]> By: LisaNewton http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-198 LisaNewton Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:36:43 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-198 Marc, yupp, on money from photography. I basically just started a couple of months ago, and I'm still learning. For me, it's very relaxing to discover LA with my camera and then write about it. But, hey, if someone wants to pay me, I won't refuse.....................:) Marc, yupp, on money from photography. I basically just started a couple of months ago, and I’m still learning. For me, it’s very relaxing to discover LA with my camera and then write about it.

But, hey, if someone wants to pay me, I won’t refuse…………………:)

]]> By: Marc http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Marc Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:19:27 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-193 @ James, good questions. I guess it would mean striking the right balance. In the end you need happiness, notoriety and money as @SarKE pointed out on Twitter earlier today. @ James, good questions. I guess it would mean striking the right balance. In the end you need happiness, notoriety and money as @SarKE pointed out on Twitter earlier today.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-192 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:18:39 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-192 Writing for pleasure is something I'd love to keep in my life. But when you're a freelance writer who also writes for pay, writing becomes your life, plain and simple. Clients want writing. Partners want writing. Your blog wants writing. You need to comment, to Twitter, to guest post, to write portfolio pieces, to build assets... writing consumes everything. So, time to cut back, right? Do you drop the guest posts that bring you clients and fame? Do you drop the clients to build your reputation and starve? Do you choose the best-paying work, even if you hate it? These are questions freelancers will have to ask themselves. We're not talking hobbies, here. We're talking what cutbacks to make to find the right level of what works for you when writing is everything you have. Tough stuff! <abbr><em>James Chartrand - Men with Pens’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MenWithPens/~3/diIbyYznyFM/are-you-doing-what-you-do-best" rel="nofollow">Are You Doing What You Do Best?</a></abbr></em> Writing for pleasure is something I’d love to keep in my life. But when you’re a freelance writer who also writes for pay, writing becomes your life, plain and simple.

Clients want writing. Partners want writing. Your blog wants writing. You need to comment, to Twitter, to guest post, to write portfolio pieces, to build assets… writing consumes everything.

So, time to cut back, right? Do you drop the guest posts that bring you clients and fame? Do you drop the clients to build your reputation and starve? Do you choose the best-paying work, even if you hate it?

These are questions freelancers will have to ask themselves. We’re not talking hobbies, here. We’re talking what cutbacks to make to find the right level of what works for you when writing is everything you have.

Tough stuff!

James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Are You Doing What You Do Best?

]]> By: Marc http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Marc Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:37:25 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-191 You haven't been paid for your photography talents Lisa? You haven’t been paid for your photography talents Lisa?

]]> By: LisaNewton http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-190 LisaNewton Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:34:24 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-190 I would continue to write and take pictures even if no one read it. For me, blogging is a learning process. Each post and picture is part of me, even the research I do for a particular post, is enjoyable. My blog is my dream. I'm not making any money on my blog (yet), but I still love it and would continue to do it regardless.....................:) <abbr><em>LisaNewton’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelinLocal/~3/BbBay53Rk2U/" rel="nofollow">Palm Trees, a Famous Bakery, and Mexican Food</a></abbr></em> I would continue to write and take pictures even if no one read it. For me, blogging is a learning process. Each post and picture is part of me, even the research I do for a particular post, is enjoyable.

My blog is my dream. I’m not making any money on my blog (yet), but I still love it and would continue to do it regardless…………………:)

LisaNewton’s last blog post..Palm Trees, a Famous Bakery, and Mexican Food

]]> By: Marc http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Marc Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:20:25 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-188 @Benjaminbrum Your blog is a prime example of a passionate writer at work. The thought provoking posts clearly draw in the subscribers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and mental furniture :) @Benjaminbrum Your blog is a prime example of a passionate writer at work. The thought provoking posts clearly draw in the subscribers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and mental furniture :)

]]> By: Benjaminbrum http://welshscribe.co.uk/writing/would-you-write-if-no-one-was-around-to-read-your-words/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Benjaminbrum Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:28:53 +0000 http://welshscribe.co.uk/?p=102#comment-186 I would write even if no one read it. My blog is a great place for me to try ideas out, record thoughts and shift my mental furniture about. I know not everyone has that but I cherish it. The fact people read my blog and keep coming back is lovely. <abbr><em>Benjaminbrum’s last blog post..<a href="http://beninbrum.blog.co.uk/2009/02/26/things-that-make-me-cry-5655538/" rel="nofollow">Things that make me cry....</a></abbr></em> I would write even if no one read it. My blog is a great place for me to try ideas out, record thoughts and shift my mental furniture about.

I know not everyone has that but I cherish it. The fact people read my blog and keep coming back is lovely.

Benjaminbrum’s last blog post..Things that make me cry….

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