I haven't written in awhile simply because I'm overwhelmed. I recently took a road trip with my youngest brother. We sang ourselves from California to Oklahoma and had a wonderful visit with family who begged us to stay "just one more day" but my adult self had to return because I also prepare taxes for a few clients, 2 of whom had filed extensions. I totally spaced out the fact that October 15 was the deadline to file those when I planned this little excursion, so I had to get home in time to prepare theirs. Then the deadline was pushed, after I got home, and one of the two hasn't even brought me their information.
Three days after I got home my partner of 40 years has taken a turn for the worse. I have been her caregiver for eight years and requires a good deal of my time and energy.
There are so many things and my thoughts going on that I simply haven't been able to pick one and write. So my writing, for the time being, has been responses to others efforts. It's not the same but it's all I;ve got right now.
Writing is a reward in itself, so you do have something to gain just by writing. I think though Arnold will help more people because he has a personal platform that few others have. People can write crap but if they are celebrities, they become influencers. That was my point. Not that your writing is useless.
Martin, I think you writing about your addiction is more to help yourself. Probably people who are alcoholics can relate to it, but I think they will get more help from AA. The difference between you and Arnold is that he has tremendous influence, something you or I, or other little known writers have. So, in a way, you can understand his motivation. And I don't believe you are doing it for money like some other "self-help" books. Arnold certainly doesn't need it.
Tom, just for the record, AA’s recidivism rate after one year is 97%. I know it helps many people cope but it is not a cure. There are two reasons I’m writing about my experience, first I am a writer and that is what I do, second, there is the possibility it will prove useful to others, which responses are proving is the case. Otherwise I have nothing to gain from publishing my story. But I do believe that unless a writer publishes, and today it is easy and accessible to anyone, you are not a writer in the professional sense. Blunt, but a reality these days.
I am so sad to read about Scholastic. I too had that wonderous childhood experience of flipping through the little magazine to pick out books and then anxiously await their arrival. I have a life-long obsession with books, which I am sure Scholastic contributed to. But joining in on censorship? For shame is right. So incredibly sad.
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I haven't written in awhile simply because I'm overwhelmed. I recently took a road trip with my youngest brother. We sang ourselves from California to Oklahoma and had a wonderful visit with family who begged us to stay "just one more day" but my adult self had to return because I also prepare taxes for a few clients, 2 of whom had filed extensions. I totally spaced out the fact that October 15 was the deadline to file those when I planned this little excursion, so I had to get home in time to prepare theirs. Then the deadline was pushed, after I got home, and one of the two hasn't even brought me their information.
Three days after I got home my partner of 40 years has taken a turn for the worse. I have been her caregiver for eight years and requires a good deal of my time and energy.
There are so many things and my thoughts going on that I simply haven't been able to pick one and write. So my writing, for the time being, has been responses to others efforts. It's not the same but it's all I;ve got right now.
Karen, it’s all about priorities and yours are in the right place. Writing can wait. Be strong. M
Writing is a reward in itself, so you do have something to gain just by writing. I think though Arnold will help more people because he has a personal platform that few others have. People can write crap but if they are celebrities, they become influencers. That was my point. Not that your writing is useless.
Martin, I think you writing about your addiction is more to help yourself. Probably people who are alcoholics can relate to it, but I think they will get more help from AA. The difference between you and Arnold is that he has tremendous influence, something you or I, or other little known writers have. So, in a way, you can understand his motivation. And I don't believe you are doing it for money like some other "self-help" books. Arnold certainly doesn't need it.
Tom, just for the record, AA’s recidivism rate after one year is 97%. I know it helps many people cope but it is not a cure. There are two reasons I’m writing about my experience, first I am a writer and that is what I do, second, there is the possibility it will prove useful to others, which responses are proving is the case. Otherwise I have nothing to gain from publishing my story. But I do believe that unless a writer publishes, and today it is easy and accessible to anyone, you are not a writer in the professional sense. Blunt, but a reality these days.
I am so sad to read about Scholastic. I too had that wonderous childhood experience of flipping through the little magazine to pick out books and then anxiously await their arrival. I have a life-long obsession with books, which I am sure Scholastic contributed to. But joining in on censorship? For shame is right. So incredibly sad.