In response to the ever adorably frank Matt Haig who has blogged on the 10 reasons not to be a writer in his Book Trust column.
1 You can go to work in your pyjamas 2 When you don't want to do something you always have the perfect excuse: 'deadline, sorry!' – to be said with an apologetic smile and hands held frankly open. 3 You can work anywhere in the world 4 People think you're much cleverer than you are 5 Almost everything is 'research,' therefore tax deductible 6 You can have a bath in the middle of the working day – for inspiration of course 7 Ditto: a walk 8 Your children can tell their friends they have a parent who's an author 9 You get to meet lots of other writers, all of them interesting 10 When you fill in forms, in the occupation box you can put 'writer.' It has a satisfying ring to it.
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