This resonates with me, because I took the safe option. I went into the military and after six years I became a reservist and a civilian employee of the Federal Government. In high school, I wanted to draw - comic books, illustrations, anything. Drawing, however, only pays the bills if you're really good, and you commit everything to it,…
This resonates with me, because I took the safe option. I went into the military and after six years I became a reservist and a civilian employee of the Federal Government. In high school, I wanted to draw - comic books, illustrations, anything. Drawing, however, only pays the bills if you're really good, and you commit everything to it, and I didn't have the confidence in my abilities to do that. I kept drawing over the years, but now, twenty years later, I haven't developed my skill set enough to pursue it as a post-retirement career. Now I'm married, with two kids and two cats and a mortgage and I can't/don't/won't risk their security in that way - but I'm close enough to retirement in my civilian career that I can look forward to dabbling while I have the convenience of a safety net. I may never achieve greatness, but this group of writers is ... it's hard to say, exactly. I could be cliché and say you're all awakening a deeply dormant side of my creativity, or I could just say that you're inspiring me to write more. I'm not entirely sure what this group is to me yet, but I do have a firm belief that it's a positive thing. A shifting of perspective, a different lens for the monocle. For that, I'm grateful to Chuck for starting this, and to all of you for participating in it. When you do, I want to as well.
This resonates with me, because I took the safe option. I went into the military and after six years I became a reservist and a civilian employee of the Federal Government. In high school, I wanted to draw - comic books, illustrations, anything. Drawing, however, only pays the bills if you're really good, and you commit everything to it, and I didn't have the confidence in my abilities to do that. I kept drawing over the years, but now, twenty years later, I haven't developed my skill set enough to pursue it as a post-retirement career. Now I'm married, with two kids and two cats and a mortgage and I can't/don't/won't risk their security in that way - but I'm close enough to retirement in my civilian career that I can look forward to dabbling while I have the convenience of a safety net. I may never achieve greatness, but this group of writers is ... it's hard to say, exactly. I could be cliché and say you're all awakening a deeply dormant side of my creativity, or I could just say that you're inspiring me to write more. I'm not entirely sure what this group is to me yet, but I do have a firm belief that it's a positive thing. A shifting of perspective, a different lens for the monocle. For that, I'm grateful to Chuck for starting this, and to all of you for participating in it. When you do, I want to as well.