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Originally Posted by HistoryWes
Before I ever wrote, I imagined fantasy worlds in my head. I remember mapping fantasy places as a very young kid. It was only much later that I realized that instead of just making up the world, one could have a story take place there. That was kind of the point of my first stories-- just to describe what was happening in my fantasy world. Over the years I've learned to get the same feeling of joy by creating characters and situations for them, and plot elements. Eventually writing just became something that I had to do everyday.
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I am very much like that HistoryWes. Not only did I imagine fantasy worlds all the time, I drew and built them. Actual physical representations. Some here might remember I became an engineer.
( I rewrote the following after thinking about it some.)
But in one significant way, I am a different creature from many writers. There are two conflicting trends in my life.
1. I am moderately successful in my non-writing life.
2. I am moderately successful in my writing life.
The problem seems to be that there is not enough time to do both really well. It is difficult to serve 2 masters. So which one should I choose?
Continuing as in the past is my current and default choice, but I constantly wrestle with it.