It’s Monday and Dr. Tanya is back with her weekly Blogging Insights prompt. She provides us with a quote about blogging or writing and asks us to express our opinion about said quote.
This week’s quote is from author Richard Bach.
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.”
Based upon the definition of the word “amateur” as a person who engages in a pursuit on an unpaid, rather than a professional, basis,” I suppose it can be said that a professional in any occupation started out as an amateur who didn’t quit. Writers, actors, athletes, whatever.
I am neither a professional writer nor a professional blogger. I am a casual, hobby blogger. In other words, an amateur blogger. I do not plan to quit my pursuit of blogging anytime soon. But not quitting writing as an amateur blogger will not make me either a professional blogger or a professional writer.
I guess it’s a good thing that I don’t plan to make any money from blogging.
This, That, and the Other 
It’s a totally different feeling, writing because you want to rather than writing because you have some deadline to meet. Chalk and cheese.
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Yup. Nothing like doing it for a paycheck where you are ALWAYS on a deadline and what you write is always up to someone else’s specs. I love writing without the deadline and without someone looking over my shoulder — other than the dog, of course.
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What a fabulous quote! I so connect with its meaning.
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I don’t even consider myself a professional writer now since I’m not getting paid. Really, no matter what ANYONE say, it’s the money that makes you a pro.
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Well said Fandango. I feel like that too
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I can’t wait to qualify as an amateur writer, so I can get on the path to professional!
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There has always been the smallest whisper of “some day…” but even though I have not quit, I have not become much of an amateur, not to mention a pro.
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If only I could make money with my blog…
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
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From what I know, its super hard to make an income from blogging. I couldnt be bothered to even try!
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