Is Pagan writing a job or a calling?


Talking to juliaki who happens to be a professional writer and editor

Excerpted from an IM conversation I had with juliaki.

NeoWayland: this thing by Phyllis Curott at Witchvox, have you read it?

juliaki: yeah.... every time she comes out with something new my opinion of her drops

wanted to make sure it wasn't just me picking up the poor little me vibe

to be honest, I have no idea where she does her shopping for books, but there's no danger of running out of books on the shelves in general
now what publishers *are* saying is "stop giving us the same crap we've already published"

nods, that was my guess. Market stuff. It's not breakfast cereal, you can't just repackage it

right.... and there's so many of the "standard" authors out there who are just trying to say the same stuff over and over again
right now I've got three (yep, I picked up a third one this weekend) book projects in the works...none of which are like anything that is already out there
so there's no doubt in my mind that I'll find a publisher for each

nods, but I think you see it as another writing job. from what I am seeing here and from what I have heard rumors from about IB and Otter Zell-Ravenhart, writing pagan books is supposed to be some sort of calling and the writers are all priests and priestesses dependent on the offering plate

yup
don't get me wrong...I'm not going to make a living from this...so it is a service, no doubt

you are responding to what the market wants and they are preaching Gospel

on the other hand, I do look at what is practical to write about and not just what I *want* to write about

may I publish this bit at TPY?

oh, certainly

Posted: Mon - October 3, 2005 at 06:29 AM
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