tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post5564969601223436261..comments2023-10-03T10:40:18.391+02:00Comments on STORYPOT: We Need A Community Of Our PeersDamaria Sennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16933949808230808200noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-83860724261086030962011-05-19T18:16:22.560+02:002011-05-19T18:16:22.560+02:00@Pam - you're very right. I'll include a p...@Pam - you're very right. I'll include a pitch for a marketing article, tailored for the target audience.Damaria Sennehttp://damariasenne.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-8464811762175874192011-05-19T18:08:12.270+02:002011-05-19T18:08:12.270+02:00Jay, your work spans such a number of areas, I'...Jay, your work spans such a number of areas, I'm sure marketing your business is next on the agenda. I think you've given Damaria an idea for that business mag she's working on. A how-to-market-your-business would probably be a welcome article to many of those readers. Are you listening, D? Many thanks for all our visitors to the post and Storypot. Hope to see more of all of you!Pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-59625421818751448612011-05-17T14:18:04.816+02:002011-05-17T14:18:04.816+02:00@Jay - thanks for the words of encouragement and f...@Jay - thanks for the words of encouragement and for sharing your story. I hope you do eventually overcome whatever is holding back and take the leap fulltime writerdom, if that's what you want to do next.Damaria Sennehttp://damariasenne.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-70485933957711091252011-05-17T12:35:30.276+02:002011-05-17T12:35:30.276+02:00I've been writing for fun (blogging) and profi...I've been writing for fun (blogging) and profit (educational material) for a number of years. <br />In the past, I primarily worked in the EFL profession as a teacher and teacher trainer. I still do, but becoming a freelance writer has become another hat I wear professionally to make ends meet... and it has helped. I originally moved into writing professionally because I thought I could Jay Leonard Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849374419131903938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-85995048882306196732011-05-16T21:10:47.390+02:002011-05-16T21:10:47.390+02:00HI Nayes. Thanks for coming by. I hope you do come...HI Nayes. Thanks for coming by. I hope you do come again.Damaria Sennehttp://damariasenne.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-63431486545607896962011-05-16T21:08:05.181+02:002011-05-16T21:08:05.181+02:00You know...being a writer and all I imagine that I...You know...being a writer and all I imagine that I should be offering up some sort of well thought out comment - but all I can think of to say is "yes!"<br /><br />And perhaps "I salute you."Nayeshttp://www.passingtheopenwindows.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-50950108245458025442011-05-16T18:55:15.373+02:002011-05-16T18:55:15.373+02:00I appreciate the comments tremendously and the tim...I appreciate the comments tremendously and the time you took from your own writing to answer my question. I'm going to put more effort into building that network and trying to squirrel away the cushion Damaria suggests for that one-day-in-the-not-too-distant-future when I too am a work from home writer!Pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-67089940220717202062011-05-16T17:17:18.564+02:002011-05-16T17:17:18.564+02:00I often say that, unless you treat writing as your...I often say that, unless you treat writing as your second job while you have a day job, you won't be in a position for it to be your first job.<br /><br />When I worked on Broadway full-time (40-60 hours a week), I also wrote. Every day.<br /><br />Now that I'm a fulltime writer, I write. Every day. I couldn't have made the transition if I hadn't set up the rhythm.<br /><br />AsDevon Ellingtonhttp://devonellington.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-91725848068117450952011-05-16T15:19:55.949+02:002011-05-16T15:19:55.949+02:00Pam, I agree. No matter how supportive our family ...Pam, I agree. No matter how supportive our family & loved ones are, only another writer can really understand the hills and valleys of the writer's journey. Today, with the power of social media, building a supportive network is a fabulous and fairly easy task. The downside is that the social media can be a huge time thief that steals that rarest of commodities: uninterrupted writing timeJudy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19861369.post-87577445163024543422011-05-16T15:13:43.850+02:002011-05-16T15:13:43.850+02:00I don't think I would have been the writer I a...I don't think I would have been the writer I am if it were not for other writers' teachings, supporta and encouragement. So many people have been there for me to tell me that they have faith in me. they have shared their knowledge with me, and sometimes, they even sent work my way. And as someone who works from home, the Internet has been a great toolfor me to remain connected with the Damaria Sennehttp://damariasenne.blgspot.comnoreply@blogger.com