"Work" Writing Vs. "Fun" Writing

A Reflection (3/3)

The Mississippi riverfront facing southeast at my hometown of Muscatine, Iowa. I took the photo.

Well, I've been trying to shovel out a lot of what our current president might call malarkey, so I figure that I might want to try and bring it to a close.

I started my writing life harboring a small little hope that someday, my talent and great stories might end up making me rich and famous.

As I approach a half century of life, I now realize that my writing goes beyond notions of fame and fortune. I realize that I would be writing and creating even if nobody was reading it. I realize that I would be flinging my work into the electronic beyond even if I didn't know that someone would be reading it and be interested in it.

It is nice, however, to have someone praise your work and tell you that you are a great writer. That's the truth even if you don't know exactly who those people are and couldn't be …