As my guest today I'd like to introduce Empi Baryeh. She's a long time reader but new author. She like so many of us ie authors shares her experience of going from a hobbyist to a professional writer. I have to say her bio and personality really pulled me into this piece and made me want to read her book. I'd say with that impression she's doing amazing in her new endeavors as a professional. See for yourself.
WRITING AS A HOBBY VS WRITING PROFESSIONALLY
Someone once asked me what
things I’ve learned as an author that you didn't know when I started out with my
writing. I thought that was an interesting question and a topic I’d definitely
like to blog on. I’ll turn it around slightly and talk about the difference
between writing for fun and writing as a career.
I started writing around the age of thirteen, so there was a
lot of learning for me to do, and even as recently as four or five years ago
when I started pursuing publication – and in fact before I actually signed a
contract – writing was simply a hobby. If I didn’t feel like writing, it wasn’t
a huge deal. There were stretches of time that I wasn’t putting too much effort
into writing, when I easily allowed life to encroach on writing. I have to
admit, though, it was nice to write for a small audience of friends…much safer.
