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Contemplating.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Well, Are We Paid Writers Yet? - 27 September 2014


All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain



SIX WORD SATURDAY


WELL, ARE WE PAID WRITERS YET?






Does Papa Smurf have money on "The Boxtrolls"
Opening Weekend Success? Boxtrolls adapted by Here Be Monsters see here and here.


KITES RISE HIGHEST 
AGAINST THE WIND -
(not with it. - Winston Churchhill)

HOW DOES A WRITER BECOME SUCCESSFUL?

Follow the course of others?


WELL ARE YOU 
MAKING MONEY YET?


Enter some that are.

 Joanne Rowling
From living on welfare to living to
 owning a $7 million Georgian House in West London




"It's our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- J. K. Rowling

"Secretly, we're all a little absurd than we make ourselves out to be."
- J.K. Rowling


Recent Success

2013 film

Wrote the Frozen screenplay, and co-directed with Chris Buck




Kind of a writer, of sorts.
She creates from her own basement.

What she creates is free, she made her money on the ads companies place on her site. 

WHATEVERLIFE

Story here for
Whateverlife.com

It's reported she gets 7 million visitors to her website every month.

Ashley Qualls, a teen-age girl with a creative flair for set up a site to offer layouts for MySpace








The first of my children's book series is nearly complete.  No working on it this weekend.  But the creative flows will be generated immensely.  Today is the Grand Opening of our new Whitetail Woods Regional Park, with live music from the Twin Cities own The Honeydogs, horse=drawn wagon rides, 5K run/walk, food and fun!

The Renaissance tomorrow- Last day of the fair too!



14 comments:

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

NOT YET!

But maybe Papa Smurf can show me the way...
~

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

P.S. Best of luck with your book series, Karen. For me, writing is like have a tooth pulled. Photography, on the other hand, is like breathing.
~

Ron. said...

This poet says: "Wait; people pay money?"

retired not tired said...

Not yet! Not a writer either!

Anonymous said...

Enjoy your weekend.

Jim said...

Sooner than later it sounding now. Best wishes.
..

Filip and Kristel said...

I always liked the smurfen.

Greetings,
Filip

Linda said...

I always used to think it would be fun to write a book. My middle daughter has written three...and now I see that it is very hard to get them to sell if you don't have an agent! I keep hoping that someday she will be blessed with someone wonderful to promote her books!

Happy Saturday!

Linda @ Truthful Tidbits

Romi said...

I usually write for the sake of writing. :-)

Anonymous said...

This was interesting. I write because I need to. It just feels necessary.

Anonymous said...

So you're writing a book! Is it illustrated? Maybe you can show us some excerpts sometime. And although it would be nice to get some money out of it, I think the joy of creation is also very important.

Max Sartin said...

I didn't know you were writing books - awesome! Not surprising, though, I've always enjoyed the words that go along with your pictures. Congrats and good luck!

Cloudia said...

Best wishes on your work!!!!! I think it can;t miss with your sensibility we see day after day!



All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain


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Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

so according to Mr. Clemens...I WILL be a success