One of my writing buddies
is working on three stories
right now.
She bounces from shiny idea
to shiny idea.
When she shared
that she couldn’t wait
to get paid for writing,
I corrected her.
Writers don’t get paid
for writing.
They get paid
for selling completed stories.
If we don’t complete stories,
we don’t get paid.
You’re unlikely to be paid
for an idea.
(unlikely because
I’ve lived long enough
to know
anything is possible)
You’re unlikely to be paid
for a prototype.
You get paid
for shipping,
for completing.
Get ‘er done.