On Tuesday in my creative writing class we had a guest speaker come in and talk about what her life is like as professional writer. My dream has always been to write a bestseller and turn writing into a career. But Tuesday I discovered that I don't want to be a writer. I don't want to be the wife who never spends time with her husband and has to leave her kids for a long periods of time while touring around the country. I realized that I don't want any part of it. The money isn't worth it. The time isn't worth it. The effort isn't worth it. When I have a family, I want that to be my sole focus. I want to be able to play with my kids and not worry about who I'm leaving them with for the next week while I go off to sign books for strangers.
I don't want to be a writer.
So....I think a new blog name is in the works. And we'll see in a few weeks where life decides to take me.
