Comments on: The Three Tiers of Writing http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/ Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Three Productivity Tips from a Long-Time Blogger | Maria's Guides http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-9057 Three Productivity Tips from a Long-Time Blogger | Maria's Guides Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:16:33 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-9057 [...] Keep track of the little ideas that pop into your head when you’re in the shower or driving. Write down the key words of a conversation that’ll help you remember what you found so intriguing. Then, when you’re ready to [...] [...] Keep track of the little ideas that pop into your head when you’re in the shower or driving. Write down the key words of a conversation that’ll help you remember what you found so intriguing. Then, when you’re ready to [...]

]]> By: Jane http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2979 Jane Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:41:00 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2979 great article, and thanks! Timely, and just what I needed as an encouragement. great article, and thanks! Timely, and just what I needed as an encouragement.

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2978 Maria Langer Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:46:43 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2978 Jason: Thanks for taking the time to comment. Frankly, I think the folks who do best as writers are the ones who write specifically for a client -- no matter what that kind of writing is. One of my first successful writer friends was a copywriter who wrote advertising and marketing copy for businesses and their products. Not very glamorous, but it certainly paid the bills. Jason: Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Frankly, I think the folks who do best as writers are the ones who write specifically for a client — no matter what that kind of writing is. One of my first successful writer friends was a copywriter who wrote advertising and marketing copy for businesses and their products. Not very glamorous, but it certainly paid the bills.

]]> By: Jason http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2977 Jason Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:59:55 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2977 Thank you Maria. I very much enjoyed reading your article even though I'm not a writer who fits within your pyramid structure (I'm a web designer and also writes copy for my clients). I think the qualities you identified: hard work, skill, persistence, and knowing what sells within your industry can be applied to anyone who wants to succeed working for themselves. Best wishes, Jason, UK Thank you Maria. I very much enjoyed reading your article even though I’m not a writer who fits within your pyramid structure (I’m a web designer and also writes copy for my clients). I think the qualities you identified: hard work, skill, persistence, and knowing what sells within your industry can be applied to anyone who wants to succeed working for themselves.

Best wishes,

Jason, UK

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2976 Maria Langer Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:46:02 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2976 Dmytro: Thanks! You know, when I was creating the graphic for the site, I debated using a model that would have all the circles roughly the same size. I think you could be right -- there could well be more people interested in getting published than actually doing the writing to achieve that! Dmytro: Thanks! You know, when I was creating the graphic for the site, I debated using a model that would have all the circles roughly the same size. I think you could be right — there could well be more people interested in getting published than actually doing the writing to achieve that!

]]> By: Dmytro http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2975 Dmytro Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:29:39 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/01/11/the-three-tiers-of-writing/#comment-2975 Lovely post and a very nice way to put it. Personally, I can't imagine anyone wanting to be in the "Earn a Living" tier without any desire to actually write. After all, with online scams and blogs that copy content of off others, there's so much more easier ways for boring people like that to (try to) get money. I know you've said that the "Get Published" tier is smaller than the "Writing" one, but simply in terms of desire (writing for the sake of writing vs. writing for the sake of getting your awesome work published) it'd be interesting to see which one is bigger. If you take away all those fanfic writers, I think that writing for the sake of getting published might win... :P Lovely post and a very nice way to put it. Personally, I can’t imagine anyone wanting to be in the “Earn a Living” tier without any desire to actually write. After all, with online scams and blogs that copy content of off others, there’s so much more easier ways for boring people like that to (try to) get money.

I know you’ve said that the “Get Published” tier is smaller than the “Writing” one, but simply in terms of desire (writing for the sake of writing vs. writing for the sake of getting your awesome work published) it’d be interesting to see which one is bigger. If you take away all those fanfic writers, I think that writing for the sake of getting published might win… :P

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