We have been talking about what motivates us to write. Is it because of our passion or is it for practical reasons\u2014the money. I\u2019m sure there are a lot of you who are laughing about now\u2014wondering when the money is going to come along.<\/p>\n
It occurred to me that there is another reason why some of us write. We\u2019ve done it for so many years that it has become a habit. <\/p>\n
For example, I get up early every morning, feed the cats, pour a glass of water and orange juice, turn on the coffee pot and off I go to my office where I spend most of the morning writing, editing, compiling the SPAWN Market Update or\u2026 <\/p>\n
It is rare that I bypass my office on any morning, even when I am traveling that day. I may even plan ahead\u2014get up extra early\u2014so I have time to write a blog post before I head out.<\/p>\n
How many of you have developed this sort of habit? Is it one that you would like to break or are you happy with it? Do you sometimes wonder how you will ever retire? Or do writers ever retire? How do you stop writing and walk away from a home office? Have any of you retired from writing? I, for one, would like to know how you did it without being forced out due to health or other circumstances, for example. <\/p>\n
I guess you could move into a place without home office space. You could take all of your hard copy files to a landfill or shredding company. Then you could set up your computer in a corner of your laundry room or kitchen. But how would you restrain yourself from writing? I don\u2019t think it can be done.<\/p>\n
Most of you reading this probably can\u2019t even imagine ever not writing. Others wonder when you will ever find the time to write as much as you want. I plan to have one more guest blog on the topic of writing for passion or for money and then we\u2019ll move on to something else. Any preference for a topic you\u2019d like me to address?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We have been talking about what motivates us to write. Is it because of our passion or is it for practical reasons\u2014the money. I\u2019m sure there are a lot of you who are laughing about now\u2014wondering when the money is going to come along. It occurred to me that there is another reason why some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t