As improbable as some may seem, here are my writer dreams besides being on bestseller lists.
- Be the half of a well-known literary couple like Ransom Riggs and Tahereh Mafi, Kaveh Akbar and Paige Lewis, Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. (A girl can dream.)
- Have a room with a view in the house the is exclusively for writing and reading. This room will have lots of bookshelves!
- Make enough money from writing and its related duties such as speaking events, so that I have the option to quit my job (I don’t know that I’d ever quit my day job, though. I don’t see myself as a writer who needs the whole day to write (and I know this is very different for every writer, their genres, preferences, and goals.)
- Have one of my books or works taught at schools like Sara Kay’s and Clint Smith’s spoken word.
- Become as well known as Stephen King, Paulo Coehlo, and J.K. Rowling.
- Take a picture of my book on the shelves of bookstores next to the books of well-known authors.
- Read the quotes readers share of my work.
- Have a nemesis like Roxane Gay. Roxanne’s tweets about her nemesis are comical and remain mysterious because she never reveals who her nemesis is.
- Speak in a panel.
- Write a memoir and publish dairies (I’m still not sure if I want to publish my journals during my lifetime).
- Write memorable dedications and acknowledgements in my books. I love Kaveh’s “who all of this is meant to impress” to Paige Lewis in his acknowledgements of his poetry collection Calling a Wolf a Wolf. (Y’all, I’m a hopeless romantic, and I don’t know that I ever want to change this part of me.)
What are your writer dreams?
To make the world a better place.
Show others they aren’t alone.
Prove it’s possible.
Create a safe space.
Give reasons.
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I like your vision! I also got carried away by the dream of writing room with the view… 🙂
I would not want to quit my teaching job though, I need this contact with people. What about you? Won’t you miss teaching? :))
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Me too! One of the reasons why I love my teaching job is because I interact with people. I also feel like teaching is one of the ways I make a difference in the world. If I were a writer only, it’d be really easy for me to forget I’m part of a community. I would definitely like to teach less classes a day though, so that I don’t feel too overwhelmed 🙂
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I would say just the same! Teaching is a way of touching the world. And I love being with people in real life :)) I once played with an idea of blogging as a job – but I would miss getting out of my home and seeing people and working with them 🙂
Which age are your students?
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11-13, and yours?
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Oh, that age, I see :)) it can be pretty tough, no?
I used to teach in primary school, it is 6-12 here. But now I teach Norwegian language to adults – and I love it much more! I do miss kids sometimes, but I prefer adults :)) so far so good.
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Haha, yes! Some days they can be rebellious :). My goal is to transition to high school next year (ages 14-18). And hopefully one day teach adults, too. Do you write about teaching in your blog? I
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Uff, I’d say it’s the most rebellious age, at least here in Norway))
No, my blog is not so much about my work. But all the other things)))
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Fantastic goals.
I really want my reading/ writing room, too!
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Yes! And there are so many photo inspirations for them. I’ve learned that some of my favorite authors have views of the ocean 🙂
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That’d definitely be nice.
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