Writing for Fun

If I really wanted to, I could get a job and the local supermarket and make $7.00 an hour.  But I chose to start writing for Triond instead, which earns me a few cents a day.  Why have I chosen to do this?  Because I personally believe that the most success comes from doing what you love.  Stacking shelves and counting out change earns me money, but my heart truly isn’t in to it.  When I write, all thoughts of payment are thrown out the window as I am immersed into the words I see myself typing.

I just started writing for Triond a little over a week ago.  As a naive newcomer, my first thoughts were of making a quick buck.  However, after my first three days, I checked my earnings and found myself making a whopping one cent.  I was downcast, to be honest.  But I continued to write about what I was passionate about and posted at least one article per day. 

It is now day number ten.  Have my earnings soared?  Absolutely not.  However, I have learned a lesson more valuable than any amount of money.  When you honestly enjoy the topic you are writing about, it shows.  For example, I was thoroughly dedicated in working on my essay about cancer, and it showed.  That article has more views than any of my others combined.

Therefore, I urge all of you who are getting discouraged to not worry about your current monetary compensation.  If you truly love what you write about, good things will follow.