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Two years ago this month I decided I would become a (w)real (w)riter. Or die trying.
I wish I could say I made this momentous decision because I finally had the courage to chase my dreams! Reach for the stars! Take a chance! Heh. Really, it's all about characters flaws and work ethic--it finally occurred to me that writing was the only thing I was willing to work hard enough at to maybe get somewhere with.
Which is ironic, because when I tell people I'm a writer, they give me this look, as if I've just confessed to being an aspiring actress. Yeah, yeah, I know--only one in a million make it. But that's not the point.
I'm actually willing to try. I'm the girl who moves and changes jobs every two or three years just to keep things notboring. The one who has taken every conceivable graduate aptitude test because she just. can't. decide. The one who, when chatting at family shindigs, is always asked, "so, Rae...what are you doing these days? *coughchuckle*"
So when I say I made a commitment to writing, stuck with it, and see no signs of slowing down, I hope you'll excuse the huge grin and the bubbly, cheerleader voice.
I wish I could say I made this momentous decision because I finally had the courage to chase my dreams! Reach for the stars! Take a chance! Heh. Really, it's all about characters flaws and work ethic--it finally occurred to me that writing was the only thing I was willing to work hard enough at to maybe get somewhere with.
Which is ironic, because when I tell people I'm a writer, they give me this look, as if I've just confessed to being an aspiring actress. Yeah, yeah, I know--only one in a million make it. But that's not the point.
I'm actually willing to try. I'm the girl who moves and changes jobs every two or three years just to keep things notboring. The one who has taken every conceivable graduate aptitude test because she just. can't. decide. The one who, when chatting at family shindigs, is always asked, "so, Rae...what are you doing these days? *coughchuckle*"
So when I say I made a commitment to writing, stuck with it, and see no signs of slowing down, I hope you'll excuse the huge grin and the bubbly, cheerleader voice.
