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guwaya · 1st February 2010, 01:26 AM

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A nice faith but unfortunately the reality is teaching something different, and I speak from my own experience. To make it short in this thread - just take the commercial factor. As already said, writing a serious book needs time - more time than an daily 8 hours job at an office. So you need money.

If you then want to publish the book - you need money again. If somebody is willing to publish your book, you have to pay first or to buy a lot of your own books - the publisher is always on the save side.

So I don't see any negative thinking in Alan Maisey's statement - I just see facts and personal experience. Made these once, it can fetch you down very quickly from the dreaming stage back to reality.

"Write a book" - easy to say, but a difference do do! And not everybody was born with a golden spoon in his mouth.

1st February 2010, 01:26 AM	#21
guwaya Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45	I personaly believe if you have a strong will, genuine passion, motivation, you can [/QUOTE] A nice faith but unfortunately the reality is teaching something different, and I speak from my own experience. To make it short in this thread - just take the commercial factor. As already said, writing a serious book needs time - more time than an daily 8 hours job at an office. So you need money. If you then want to publish the book - you need money again. If somebody is willing to publish your book, you have to pay first or to buy a lot of your own books - the publisher is always on the save side. So I don't see any negative thinking in Alan Maisey's statement - I just see facts and personal experience. Made these once, it can fetch you down very quickly from the dreaming stage back to reality. "Write a book" - easy to say, but a difference do do! And not everybody was born with a golden spoon in his mouth.