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Can You Really Be a Part-Time Writer? Let us know if I should share more content like this. Like, share or leave a comment below if you or someone you know can benefit from it, that way we’ll know if we should share more content of this type. Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello its Peter here a game from writers life and today can you really be a part-time writer when it comes to writing we all hear those stories of famous writers you know the ones who are ate slept and breathed writing those who would guess over three am shaking with passion and a fierce unstoppable desire to write all their thoughts down those who couldn't think of anything other than writing who would spend their days holed up in their study perhaps a quirky just filled share the bottom of their garden and not see daylight or eat for days on end because their work was so consumed well that might be all well and good but for most of us the idea of being a full-time writer is a bit of a luxury we all know how hard it is to get published so how much time can we realistically spend on our writing while still making sure we have a roof over our heads also it's okay not to want writing to be the only thing you do with your life writers seem to carry immense amounts of guilt around with them they beat themselves up for not doing enough for not being good enough in fact often we are so down on ourselves and put so much pressure on ourselves it's a wonder we find any joy in writing at all sure being a good writer requires dedication and commitment and discipline there's no doubt about it but one can be a part-time writer and still progress still see targets and still achieve our writing dreams when did being a writer mean one has to be bleary-eyed neglects our friends and families and live on crusts of bread and water for weeks on end it's like we have to be ashamed if we are practically killing ourselves to achieve our writing goal there's a myth that unless we are waking up in the middle of the night and slowly becoming reclusive in order to write that we can't possibly be passionate enough about it or dedicated enough for it to be a success writers need to give themselves a break at the end of the day while it's important to work hard for what you want in life it's also important to enjoy the process so if writing part-time works for you and allows you to write at your leisure while also enjoy everything else that life has to offer that's fine in fact achieving a balance between your writing life and your actual life is healthy and something which should be encouraged we don't need to have a sob story we don't need to cripple ourselves and end up a stressed-out exhausted shell of a person to follow our dreams that's not to say that being a full time writer couldn't be brilliant but it needs to be because that's the right move not born out of some sort of guilt ridden weird idea that you're not a real writer unless you dedicate every inch of your being to it it's essential for writers to stop and ask ourselves is this working for me am i enjoying this writers don't have to be tortured sleep-deprived soars it's okay and possible to be a part-time writer and still be successful it's just that it may tell you a little longer to get there that's all and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers tool can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused fine times are right and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's right as writerslife.org forward slash toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time.