tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post1829132073131823933..comments2023-08-06T10:03:00.038-05:00Comments on POSSIBLY IRRITATING ESSAYS: Where Writing, Christianity, and Speculative Fiction Interact : Slice of PIE: NEWSFLASH! AFTER 25 PUBLICATIONS, PERSISTENCE STILL NECESSARY!GuyStewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01268114053763665577noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518122161715399657.post-88361513194493749402009-08-17T15:21:35.062-05:002009-08-17T15:21:35.062-05:00Guy, I think this post is right on target: I'm...Guy, I think this post is right on target: I'm in roughly the same part of my career as you and facing some similar challenges, and you're definitely speaking for me, too.<br /><br />I do imagine, though, that there is a level where things step up, possibly for everyone who perseveres long enough. I've sold my first book, and it's earned out its advance and even gotten a little bit of media recognition, but there was no chance of being able to go "full time" on the sale of that particular book. My next book, though ... it might (or might not!) get an advance of five or ten times what the first one did, enough that I could seriously consider switching to full-time, and at that point I can't help but think I would have "made it" if I can keep at the writing, because there wouldn't be a difference just in my credentials: there would be a difference in my daily routine.<br /><br />But a great many writers (even very good ones) never do quit their day jobs ... anyway, what's your thought on the subject?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com