Comments on: Type Writer http://secretvespers.com/2008/01/25/type-writer/ by Patrick Edwards-Daugherty Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neville http://secretvespers.com/2008/01/25/type-writer/#comment-431 Neville Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:30:41 +0000 http://secretvespers.com/2008/01/25/type-writer/#comment-431 Okay, you've addicted me to commenting suddenly. I need to stop soon. But actually, this observation runs deeper - many people don't even do it for the lifestyle, they do it for the fact that they can and it pays the bills... Comfort zone is all they want. In your example, the odds are good their works would all be "the same" - a known-good formulae varied slightly to keep sales going. These people exist in every profession, not just writing. Okay, you’ve addicted me to commenting suddenly. I need to stop soon.

But actually, this observation runs deeper – many people don’t even do it for the lifestyle, they do it for the fact that they can and it pays the bills… Comfort zone is all they want. In your example, the odds are good their works would all be “the same” – a known-good formulae varied slightly to keep sales going.

These people exist in every profession, not just writing.

]]> By: Madness http://secretvespers.com/2008/01/25/type-writer/#comment-357 Madness Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:19:37 +0000 http://secretvespers.com/2008/01/25/type-writer/#comment-357 To what end? Recognition? Maybe Self-recognition? Perhaps the wish to finally turn those thoughts you have towards those that have already accomplished it, inwards? Who says we need to like our job to do it? To what end? Recognition? Maybe Self-recognition? Perhaps the wish to finally turn those thoughts you have towards those that have already accomplished it, inwards?

Who says we need to like our job to do it?

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