Recently I had gone back to do some office work on a casual basis. The work was tediously dull, but the hours were flexible and my colleagues were fun to be around. Yet, lurking within the background was the ever present spectre of office politics. My motivation to be there was of-course the extra income, but at the same time, it made me question my motivation to write.
I once heard the saying ‘you don’t choose your profession, it chooses you’, and when it comes to being a writer (or anyone else of the creative persuasion), I think this saying is pretty much spot on. It’s what we choose to do with those stories we create that makes all the difference.
Here’s what motivates me to write:-
- Those tiny little voices and story plotlines inside my head would drive me insane if I didn’t write them down. Their stories need to be told – I have something to say.
- The satisfaction of earning an income from an awful lot of hard work and determination off my own back, rather than working in an office for somebody else (I’m a bit of an independent spirit).
- My husband supports me 100% in my writing – I owe to him to get published.
- I want to be a mother my children can be proud of (rather than think I just stuff around on the computer all day).
- To tell all those nay-sayers ‘I told you so’ – success after all is the best revenge.
I know that working in an office is definitely not my chosen profession; instead it has given me the incentive to keep writing.
What motivates you to write? What keeps you going through the tough times?
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