This was lovely. I want to publish a book, with a major publishing house & get paid well enough to continue doing it. I rarely say this out loud, thank you for the space.
I love this! Thank you so much for sharing! Last night, I had a conversation with someone I had just met and, when she asked what I do, I hesitated and sheepishly admitted that I'm having a small career crisis but I recently started sharing essays on Substack. I found myself saying things like, "I'm sure it won't end up going anywhere" and "I don't have many subscribers or anything like that!" but that I genuinely love writing and it would be amazing to eventually do it full-time. This person was so, so supportive and sincerely encouraged me to keep going, which I tremendously appreciated. Thanks again for this piece, Renée – it really inspired me!
This was lovely. I want to publish a book, with a major publishing house & get paid well enough to continue doing it. I rarely say this out loud, thank you for the space.
You’re so welcome ! 💓
I love this! Thank you so much for sharing! Last night, I had a conversation with someone I had just met and, when she asked what I do, I hesitated and sheepishly admitted that I'm having a small career crisis but I recently started sharing essays on Substack. I found myself saying things like, "I'm sure it won't end up going anywhere" and "I don't have many subscribers or anything like that!" but that I genuinely love writing and it would be amazing to eventually do it full-time. This person was so, so supportive and sincerely encouraged me to keep going, which I tremendously appreciated. Thanks again for this piece, Renée – it really inspired me!
Aww I love that! Yes, definitely keep going, your art belongs in the world!
“Greatness for me means studying the greats, reading widely, deeply, closely, and pushing my pen as often as possible.” - well said!
Thanks so much!