"Metawriting" entry: Between the Cracks


Excerpt
Most authors don't choose a career in writing because of the money. For most of us, writing is just not going to be something we can rely on the pay the rent every month. So, the majority of us have to do the job thing, especially if we have more than ourselves to think about (the starving artist gig doesn't go very far when you have kids). Unfortunately, the standard, every day, paycheck a week (or two) job cuts into writing not just in time, but also in energy and motivation, and it can be a real challenge to finish even the shortest of stories, much less a novel. At the end of the day, there's not much left over for writing, even if there's time.


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