Goodness, I'm even more exhausted reading about all you do and wonder what I've been complaining about. I also wonder how you actually find time to write after all these writing adjacent jobs and am so glad you do!
Carry on... not much time at the end for comment reading, I'm sure.
Which also has me wondering, how do you find time to read?
Seriously, though, am in awe and will use this as a template for my ongoing goal setting.
Another fun and fascinating post, Terry. Exhausting too, I imagine. I particularly enjoyed the 2017 Trump tale. Sadly, more likely to come on that front...
Ha, so that’s the secret – marry well and be a kept man while you serve your apprenticeship and hone your skills. I married a nurse working at KGH; we lived in a basement apartment in Kingston while I studied for an MBA from the Queen’s School of Business. Best two years of my life i often used to say, years later. For a few fleeting moments I considered buying a bookstore in Picton with an apartment upstairs but Marlene wanted babies and preferred the security of regular income and groceries. Sobering to the aspiring author who discovers most writers cannot making a living vocation of their avocation – they have to have day job, or a pension.
What a writerly history, Terry! I am pleased you mentioned Canadian Clubs and well remember squiring you around when you spoke at the Women's Canadian Club in London many years ago (largest one in Canada at the time). As I was driving you back to the car park a few blocks away you asked how my first novel was coming. I was emboldened and asked you for a back cover quote which, in typical fashion, you agreed to doing. Thanks for being so ready to help other authors! I look forward to seeing your words on the back cover of my new book coming out in June. I tell people you are a national treasure both for your writing and for your personality. Both exemplify that warm Canadian identity for which we Canadians are so well known. :-)
Goodness, I'm even more exhausted reading about all you do and wonder what I've been complaining about. I also wonder how you actually find time to write after all these writing adjacent jobs and am so glad you do!
Carry on... not much time at the end for comment reading, I'm sure.
Which also has me wondering, how do you find time to read?
Seriously, though, am in awe and will use this as a template for my ongoing goal setting.
Sarah Butland
Thanks Sarah. I don’t actually freelance write as often as the post might suggest. But I do enjoy it now and then. All the best.
Another fun and fascinating post, Terry. Exhausting too, I imagine. I particularly enjoyed the 2017 Trump tale. Sadly, more likely to come on that front...
What wonderful insight into your side hustles. I particularly liked, and was moved by, your loving trip with Paul Quarrington's ashes.
Ha, so that’s the secret – marry well and be a kept man while you serve your apprenticeship and hone your skills. I married a nurse working at KGH; we lived in a basement apartment in Kingston while I studied for an MBA from the Queen’s School of Business. Best two years of my life i often used to say, years later. For a few fleeting moments I considered buying a bookstore in Picton with an apartment upstairs but Marlene wanted babies and preferred the security of regular income and groceries. Sobering to the aspiring author who discovers most writers cannot making a living vocation of their avocation – they have to have day job, or a pension.
I hear you, Doug. Writing for the love of it is the safe bet.
What a writerly history, Terry! I am pleased you mentioned Canadian Clubs and well remember squiring you around when you spoke at the Women's Canadian Club in London many years ago (largest one in Canada at the time). As I was driving you back to the car park a few blocks away you asked how my first novel was coming. I was emboldened and asked you for a back cover quote which, in typical fashion, you agreed to doing. Thanks for being so ready to help other authors! I look forward to seeing your words on the back cover of my new book coming out in June. I tell people you are a national treasure both for your writing and for your personality. Both exemplify that warm Canadian identity for which we Canadians are so well known. :-)
Very kind, Elaine. Thank you.