Had an Uber driver tell me last night that I would never get into writing as a career. “It’s a dying industry” “you’re better off self publishing” “advertising and copywriting are dead”.
Now I’m depressed and feel like I got an English degree for nothing…All I wanted to do with my life is write but now I feel like I’m wasting my time.
I think this is good though! It’ll catapult me into pursuing it even more.
Advertising and copywriting are dead
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Amarachukwu
Please don't talk down on the person as though he weren't important. I can see some of us hinting at " Uber driver". He's a human being, a individual with rights and sense of reasoning. It matters not what he's doing, besides it's putting food on his table. What if a doctor told you that?
It's not entirely wrong to think that a writer can't succeed...but... anything is possible..so don't be discouraged... and there are so many ways to put your works out there...
It's not entirely wrong to think that a writer can't succeed...but... anything is possible..so don't be discouraged... and there are so many ways to put your works out there...
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Max
Nothing wrong with self-publishing, lots of authors are making a good living self-publishing.
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Alma
To the too many rushing to put the Uber driver down: maybe he had an English degree too and was talking from experience.
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Tiff
To those of you who are trying to bring down the Uber driver, just remember you don’t know what their skill set is or why they decided to take on that job.
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Shawn
I had a dream that I moved to Ireland and wrote a book. The dream was so real that I was surprised I woke up in my own bedroom. I had never written a book. I had never traveled. I could not let it go. Here I am 6 months later traveling around Europe and my novel is half way to completion.
My dreams continue and in them my work is published and considered for a movie script. I never believed in dreams but I do now. This is not a mindset that comes easily. You have to believe in yourself and when you do, opinions are nothing more than fuel for the fire.
I consider myself a very insecure writer. So much so that I can’t talk about my book because I am afraid of opinions but I know with all conviction my work will find an audience and so will yours!
My dreams continue and in them my work is published and considered for a movie script. I never believed in dreams but I do now. This is not a mindset that comes easily. You have to believe in yourself and when you do, opinions are nothing more than fuel for the fire.
I consider myself a very insecure writer. So much so that I can’t talk about my book because I am afraid of opinions but I know with all conviction my work will find an audience and so will yours!