tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post6023716756588393248..comments2023-07-14T06:17:49.677-04:00Comments on The Daring Novelist: Can A Writer Be Too Comfortable?The Daring Novelisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-40080500666604083542010-11-22T11:07:47.282-05:002010-11-22T11:07:47.282-05:00Thanks, David. Certainly these kinds of thoughts a...Thanks, David. Certainly these kinds of thoughts are important inside and outside of writing.<br /><br />The key is to find the balance - what works, what gets you motivated, and encourage that in your life.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-59020602112916603802010-11-19T11:43:38.337-05:002010-11-19T11:43:38.337-05:00I can relate to this, though not from the writer a...I can relate to this, though not from the writer angle.<br /><br />I've spent the last 11 years as a self-employed independent software developer. Before that, I worked a full time job during the day while I built my own software at night. I probably quit that full time job at least a year too early, because the first several years of self-employment were ... "lean" is a good word. Now, though, and for the past 3-4 years, I've been almost comfortable. My software brings in enough to keep the family fed and clothed and sheltered. Even enough for some savings.<br /><br />Now I'm doing to my indie software what I once did to my full time job: I'm pushing it to one side (some) as I put in the time to build a writing career. Unlike before, though, my software income is mostly "passive". I don't have to clock more than a small number of hours a day to keep that going. I have almost an ideal situation with which to build a writing career.<br /><br />But yet, that same situation takes off some of the edge, the need to succeed. Not *all* of the edge. I still get impatient with the slow build (especially because I've gone through this before, starting from nothing selling my software), but if it doesn't work out, I don't starve. Neither does my family.<br /><br />I prefer positive, non-starvation-oriented motivation. But sometimes I miss the thrill, the fear. Sometimes I wonder if I'm too comfortable and if that's going to slow me down.<br /><br />Anyway, that's my rambling response. =)<br /><br />Thanks for a good post.<br /><br />-DavidDavidRMhttp://www.gunsandmagic.comnoreply@blogger.com