Write Away

Okay, first of all: I deliberately chose a non-creative career (currently in school to be an engineer) because the idea of selling my work makes me freak out. I grew up poor, and the idea of basing my livelihood on something as ephemeral as the stories in my head kind of freaks me out.

Plus, nothing kills inspiration faster than when it feels like work. For me writing should not feel like homework, which is my number one cause of procrastination housecleaning.

So, short version, I don't pick stories on whether or not I might be able to sell them.

Honestly, I generally just go with whatever story I feel like working on. I mean, if I'm writing say, a fanfiction for someone, I'll make an effort on focusing on that one. But usually I write...whatever lives in my head that day.

My flashdrive is a graveyard of dead projects where I got bored and wandered off. But there's always something in the back of my mind thinking "hey, maybe I can do something with that..."