Before Writing Paid the Bills
OK, so here's a different take on Ian's "If you couldn't write..." thread.We all know actors and musicians had crap jobs before landing their dream careers. What kinds of jobs did you have before you...
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Good question, Queen.I've had LOTS of different jobs before I started writing, but when I started to write (and before I was published) I started bartending. I highly recommend this job for writers....
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"You might not actually use any of it in a story, but it makes you really think about the human condition. " .. I can imagine that you have seen the very worst of the worst sides possible in men of...
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Mags, I've seen men and women doing very stupid things while drunk. When you tend bar, you're part cop and part confessor. But one of the thinks you learn behind a bar is not to judge. It helps a...
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I think I would prefer bartender to waitress. Much less hassle, I would imagine. *Disclaimer: Not responsible for lost, stolen, or eaten body parts*
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My sister had her college job changed from cocktail waitress to bartender when she dumped an entire tray of drinks on a guy's lap and then belted him across the face with the tray for pinching her! No...
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Good on her! I'm glad she didn't get canned for that....some places would....even in this sort of circumstance.
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I'm still looking for a way to live on *reading*, not writing. Since I have no imagination whatsoever, I've never tried to trick myself into believing I could actually write. *sigh*KarenCurrently...
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I HATED waitressing. No one ever pinched me but I would get customers who'd start bitching at me right off. After that, I know I won't get a tip so I won't start. I did apply for bartending jobs but I...
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Karen,I've known a few people who have made their living reading...for movie studios. Those execs don't have time to actually read the books they might want to buy for film projects, so they pay...
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You can't really make a living writing in the horror genre or possibly any other genre. Even some of my favorite authors who are big names in the genre and have had a long career with 50+ books...
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I hope my last post wasn't too bleak and sent the aspiring writers here into a depression. Obviously you can make a living from your writing though you may have to supplement it with other things...
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Well, Ian, that's not entirely true. There are horror writers who make a living writing horror. There are certainly the very well-known, such as King, Rice, Staub, Hamilton, Koontz, Simmons and...
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Excellent post, David. I agree with everything you have said.Quote:What you may be talking about is that type of horror novelist whose career has gone through ups and downs. In the 1980'sYou are...
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