tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post3115714469434961770..comments2023-10-21T07:30:22.394-04:00Comments on A Million Blogging Monkeys: When Did You Know?Alan Orloffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-37435708438767745142010-05-27T23:55:10.726-04:002010-05-27T23:55:10.726-04:00Great story. It's so interesting to see how li...Great story. It's so interesting to see how life twists and turns.<br /><br />I imagined myself writing after first grade, when I learned I could write a book as well as read one! Awesome realization. However, I never pictured it as a career. I always thought I'd get a book published someday, and I'd be satisfied. Then I started having too many book ideas (along with hating my current job), and another lightbulb went off--some people do make a living off writing. Maybe I can too! <br />I'm working toward that goal, but it remains to be seen whether or not I'll ever be able to quit my day job.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-44615611827782629082010-05-25T07:02:31.664-04:002010-05-25T07:02:31.664-04:00I've always wanted to write though I didn'...I've always wanted to write though I didn't want to do it as a job. I still don't. Writing is the thing I do to wind down after the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-85156961703856076962010-05-24T17:40:15.206-04:002010-05-24T17:40:15.206-04:00After my husband retired my daily routine changed ...After my husband retired my daily routine changed – he likes to cook, doesn’t mind grocery shopping, and had no problem helping with housework. I had more free time on my hands. I ended up spending a little bit of every day in my writing corner which ultimately turned a hobby into a brand new career.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-46653220761151504462010-05-24T16:35:35.135-04:002010-05-24T16:35:35.135-04:00I started writing as soon as I could make a word o...I started writing as soon as I could make a word on paper. Neighborhood newsletter on a Thom Thumb typewriter, that sort of thing.<br />I got sidetracked with "jobs" and only wrote for me for years. Then forced retirement pushed me into "now or never."<br />Thanks for opening the memory box.<br />Maribeth<br /><a href="http://gigglesandguns.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Giggles and Guns</a>Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-49626164787623490842010-05-24T16:26:51.667-04:002010-05-24T16:26:51.667-04:00Margot - It's interesting how "where you ...Margot - It's interesting how "where you are in life" has such an impact as to what you want to do.<br /><br />Terry - If I want to find common ground with my son, maybe I should "text" my next novel.<br /><br />Elspeth - Whenever my manuscript calls for more attention, I stuff a sock in its mouth and turn up the volume on the TV.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-12081828653553414842010-05-24T15:14:37.801-04:002010-05-24T15:14:37.801-04:00Honestly? I fell into it. I wanted to be an acto...Honestly? I fell into it. I wanted to be an actor. When I stopped acting a few years ago, friends pointed out to me that I'd actually been writing for years - murder nights for fundraisers. Then I remembered I'd written plays in school which I forced my class to do. I guess I've been writing for many years, but never paid attention to it. I'm trying to give it a bit more attention now!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-24224746795868807332010-05-24T10:42:27.648-04:002010-05-24T10:42:27.648-04:00I was a card-carrying AARP member before I started...I was a card-carrying AARP member before I started writing, and I got into it by mistake--trying to find common ground with my son. Long story, but I love where I am now.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-63562570190824036872010-05-24T09:26:43.367-04:002010-05-24T09:26:43.367-04:00Alan - Interesting question! Hmmm....well, I hope ...Alan - Interesting question! Hmmm....well, I hope the process of growing up doesn't ever stop. I hope we always evolve. They say Grandma Moses didn't start painting 'til she was 75...<br /><br />To get directly to your question, I discovered I enjoyed writing when I was a young teenager, although I never really did much of it. Then, when I was in graduate school, I learned to do academic writing, and I found that I enjoyed the process of writing. It wasn't until later that I returned to fiction writing, although I'd been a passionate crime fiction fan since my teens. Funny how these things take hold at different times in life...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com