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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
So you believe fledgling writers should devote a few hours a week to their craft, their art, and devote the majority of their waking hours to a career that doesn't capture their heart?
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1. What makes
artists different? Most people work in jobs they don't particularly think are the most interesting in the world. They still have to survive, though.
2. It might also be a neat way to gain some experience at living, rather than living in literary cafés listening to other aspiring writers talking about themselves
(Sorry, the only students with literary aspirations that I know personally are all fairly narcissistic.. I'm sure it's skewed my perspective)
(3. Dostoevsky did just fine writing to make ends meet. Most of his work was written to pay off debts, or similar things)