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What is your writing worth?
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
My writing is worth money.
Deep breaths, storytellers! I would love to know your answer. You can leave a comment below and tell me. I read every one.
But here’s what I’ve observed during my years mentoring writers. When posed with this question, some—we’ll call them Group A—will immediately protest:
“I just love to write! I don’t care if I make money at it. I do it for me."
Or,
“Money would be nice, but really I just want to get something out there and published. That would satisfy me.”
You might find these responses attractively modest, or nobly artistic, or both. If so, you’re probably in Group A.
Then there’s Group B:
“Sure, I’d love to get paid to write! I get story ideas all the time. But I know I can never make a living at it, so I don’t even try anymore.”
Ouch. That’s a hard place to land....
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Maryrose Wood
I’m the author of fourteen published novels, including ALICE’S FARM, A RABBIT’S TALE (Macmillan, 2020) and the six-book Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series (Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins). I founded Path of the Storyteller in 2020 to offer serious writing craft training for writers who’re ready to take their work up to pro level. Here’s where I blog about writing craft, publishing, and the writing life in general. Learn more at pathofthestoryteller.com.
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