Thoughts on the decade
Dec. 31st, 2019 12:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jolantruThis decade: 1. I wrote books. 2. Spearheaded werewolf in Singapore urban fantasy. 3. Wrote YA. 4. Fire Heart. 5. Taught students (and might go back to teaching again). Yeah, I survived. đ
And I wrote werewolf in space space opera too! Take that, sff snobs! (thatâs no. 6) 7. I lived through medical scares, ops and stuff. I am tenacious!
Adding on: my writery trajectory is different from others. The key thing to note is that you shouldnât compare yourself to others. Paths are often determined by privilege (or lack of it), opportunity (or lack of it), access (tied to the first two factors) (or lack of it).
I donât fit ânormalâ norms of writery âsuccessâ. Itâs time we relook at how we define success. At the beginning, I thought getting a lit agent and big book deal was the Thing. At the end, all changed. I couldnât afford to sacrifice my health to a false life.
A false life composed of fawning, back-scratching, ladderism and throwing people under the bus. Thatâs just NOT me. 45 means living life honestly and truthfully. Not lying, not throwing people under just to achieve that seat at that table.
And I wrote werewolf in space space opera too! Take that, sff snobs! (thatâs no. 6) 7. I lived through medical scares, ops and stuff. I am tenacious!
Adding on: my writery trajectory is different from others. The key thing to note is that you shouldnât compare yourself to others. Paths are often determined by privilege (or lack of it), opportunity (or lack of it), access (tied to the first two factors) (or lack of it).
I donât fit ânormalâ norms of writery âsuccessâ. Itâs time we relook at how we define success. At the beginning, I thought getting a lit agent and big book deal was the Thing. At the end, all changed. I couldnât afford to sacrifice my health to a false life.
A false life composed of fawning, back-scratching, ladderism and throwing people under the bus. Thatâs just NOT me. 45 means living life honestly and truthfully. Not lying, not throwing people under just to achieve that seat at that table.
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