So I haven't been blogging much. I really haven't felt like it. I've become too disillusioned with writing and publishing lately to feel much like doing any "extra" writing that I'm not getting paid to do. (And the writing I actually do get paid for pays so little and is so menial and tedious that it's draining the life out of me).
This week I'm reminded of the line spoken by William Holden, portraying struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard, the scene at the beginning of the movie where he's trying desperately to sell a script to Paramount Studios.
The studio boss' secretary says, "You're Joe Gillis? Hey, I thought you had talent."
To which Joe replies, "That was last week. This week I'm trying to make a living."
I'd really like to make a living, too. A real one.
I hear they have some openings right now at Wal-Mart.
Peace.
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I'm sorry that you're feeling this way. Being a writer is so tough--especially when you're trying to make a living at it. I feel your pain. Remind yourself that tenacity will prevail, that the dream is only over if you give up.
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