Exactly. Often people think money made decides who is a good writer. There are writers who make lots of money churning out books with the same formula. There are writers whose writing is not to my taste, but I still recognize that they write well. Also, one day you can write a great piece and the next a lousy one. Why do we need to label writers as major or minor, etc.? We are writers if we write.
Good post, Sheree! I’m in total agreement re: “minor” writer. And I, too, have a manuscript written by my great-aunt, and now seeing yours makes me want to get it back out and finish reading (it’s a longish work). And … nice pic of you when you were a kid; could be a great pic for a book jacket cover!
Exactly. Often people think money made decides who is a good writer. There are writers who make lots of money churning out books with the same formula. There are writers whose writing is not to my taste, but I still recognize that they write well. Also, one day you can write a great piece and the next a lousy one. Why do we need to label writers as major or minor, etc.? We are writers if we write.
And often - for me anyway - we write because we can’t imagine not. It’s what we do. Can you imagine, Louella, not writing? 😕
No, I can’t imagine that.
Good post, Sheree! I’m in total agreement re: “minor” writer. And I, too, have a manuscript written by my great-aunt, and now seeing yours makes me want to get it back out and finish reading (it’s a longish work). And … nice pic of you when you were a kid; could be a great pic for a book jacket cover!
Thanks, Deb! So great you have the manuscript, I hear my GA’s voice in my head when I read the stories. :)
Me too. That’s the amazing thing. 😊