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Originally Posted by ficbot
Nick, all jobs have a grunt work aspect. Writing as a job is no exception. I'm a teacher and love my job. I don't love playground duty though, for instance. Nonetheless, it's part of the job so I do it when my turn comes up. If writing is just a fun hobby for so done, then they can totally pick and choose to only do the parts they like. But if they are aiming for a career, them IMHO that means accepting that the PR and promo aspects ofmit, tedious though the may be, are a necessary part of the equation.
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I think its okay to admit that sometimes it is tiring riding the promo pony, I feel the drag of it sometimes especially now its spring, a time when book sales slow down. I always look to the long term in this career I'm trying to build for myself.
My suggestion is more of a get yourself out of the rut type thing, I found after I wrote The Wonder Tales I was energized again. I feel our friend here would be in the same place, write something short, fun, light and a little fluffy, get back to enjoying your craft a little bit and experiment for a couple of weeks.
Arigato,
Nick Davis