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Q&A How can one "treat writing as a job" even though it doesn't pay?

Do not come to any art for the profit. When the profit fails to come, you'll be discouraged. Do it for the love of it first then other things, money too shall follow. Ernest Hemingway advised: ...

posted 4y ago by Mallam Awal‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:14:47Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Mallam Awal‭ · 2019-12-08T13:14:47Z (over 4 years ago)
Do not come to any art for the profit. When the profit fails to come, you'll be discouraged. Do it for the love of it first then other things, money too shall follow.

Ernest Hemingway advised: "Work every day no matter what has happened the day or night before, get up and bite the nail".

That's the spirit of the advice.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-11-17T16:18:12Z (over 4 years ago)
Original score: 1