Writing is a part of everyones life. Every one of us has had to write an article, a composition or a letter to a loved one, at least once in our lives. In schools, it is as common task as learning how to count or memorize multiplication tables. Yet as people grow old, some continue on to write until old age while some completely shun writing as if its a burden one needs to keep away from as much as possible. The difference between who you are among the two is how you answer the question, Is writing a hobby or a job for you? The answer you give could tell you of your perspective of the written form of art.
Job or Hobby?
When does writing become a job then? Some may think that when you get paid then it becomes work. But why then did the great poets of times past who died miserable, alone and broke continued to write until they were on their deathbed? By this example alone you could deduce that writing may still be a hobby even if you are great author as long as the passion and the love for writing is there. But once other factors affect that passion for writing then its a different story altogether. Apparently, some great writers have been burned out at...