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Originally Posted by MrPLD
...many of us write because it's a passion and I believe that's the right type of choice to make.
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Exactly! If you write just for the money, you're in the wrong field. But if you write because you love to, and it's a passion, then you're in the right field. My thought is this. If you're doing something, regardless of what it is, and you love doing it, and would do it the rest of your life even if you never got paid a single dime for your work, then you're doing the right thing.
But, if you'll only do the work for the money, then you're in the wrong job and doing it for the wrong reasons. Personally, I'd rather support someone who does it because they love it, rather than someone who does it because it makes them lots of money, even if the one who does it for the money produces a better product. Now just because someone makes money at something doesn't mean they're a lesser person. If you love what you're doing, AND you can make money at it, that's awesome! But if you're doing it JUST for the money, and don't love what you do, then that's not. I hope I made myself clear.