Shadow Puppet Storyteller

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How does one survive being a writer? Just as painters rarely fetch huge commissions while their works are cranked out in a lifetime, it amazes me how little help a writer can get when the ink is still fresh. I experience a rush when something is first written (especially if it is completed). I also get a rush at a variety of times, from when it is re-written, polished, re-read, personally despised and stuck away, when it is rediscovered, re-written, polished... I'm not saying I am my biggest fan, but I am proud of my accomplishments.

I just wish there was a way to dictate when others would read it or desire it. (is this the real purpose of sequels?)