Wish Upon a Star
Okay, so a simple Google search tells me the Blue Wiggle is worth $100 million. $100 MILLION!!!!!! I don't know whether to wish I could make up songs for pre-schoolers . . . or fto wish or the Blue Wiggle to run away with me.I also had yet another sleepless night--Oldest Daughter has stomach flu of truly horrific proportions . . . Demon Baby seems to be settling into a case of bronchitis. So this morning, in my delusional sleeplessness, I became enamored of the Conductor on Choo-Choo Soul. The guy is a beat boxer and an amazing dancer. But I wonder if he's worth $100 million.
So with all these thoughts of $100-million-dollar Blue Wiggle Men . . . and delirium for conductors of Choo Choo trains that dance (as in the train dances AND the conductor dances), I got to thinking that while I have fantasies about Choo Choos and Wiggles, I don't have many about writing. Writing, I guess, has always seemed like a LOT of hard work, a LOT of persistence, and a dash of luck. Maybe a few dashes of luck. So I've always set goals, but I never expended much energy "picturing" what it might be like to have my name on a cover--or 20 covers. Or some huge deal . . . or a movie deal or whatever. I spent my energies . . . well, working.
BUT . . . if I could wish upon a star, I suppose it would be really nice to write a book, have it come out, sell millions out of the gate, and be able to take a full year or two to write the next one. Most genre fiction writers don't get that luxury if we're to make a living. I don't think I'd like to be on Oprah . . . except as it pertains to selling millions of copies. I might like to have J.K. Rowling's career. Not the BILLIONS (oh, that would be lovely, but I'm not greedy . . . . ) but the way in which she doesn't make herself that accessible. She doesn't give interviews, and appears to just . . . well, live her life, only far grander. She doesn't seem caught up in the insanity of it.
So just for fun--it being Christmas season and all--do you have any secret or not-so-secret fantasies as it pertains to your career? To Saturday morning cartoon men? Do share.
Labels: writing dreams
posted by Erica Orloff at 1:25 PM
10 Comments:
"Well you know my name is Simon, and the things I draw come true"
That was the Saturday morning cartoon guy that always stuck in my head, the catchy tune, the British accent, the ability to draw his own fantasy life with a simple crayon..ah.
I haven't really indulged in Oprah and six figure advance dreams. I dream of reaching a stage where I don't allow my guilt to interfere. Right now, I sometimes spend a few hours at the computer and walk away thinking, "Gee, if you were a doctor/lawyer/engineer, you would have made a helluva pile more money even at a computer"
And I have NO desire for stardom. Rowling's got it right. I'd take the money and run,baby!
And more (((hugs)))for everyone. Especially poor Demon Baby, I feel his pain. I'm barking too.
Hi Lainey:
That's a modest dream that can come true in the new year . . . writing is your passion--no guilt allowed. :-)
I don't know Simon . . . but a simply crayon to draw my dreams? I'll take it.
E
I always thought Veronica on The Archies was hot.
Fantasy: Big-time director falls in love with my story. My agent negotiates for seven on the front end. The casting is perfect...100 mil gross the first weekend out...the critics love it...I'm on stage at the Academy Awards...
If you can dream it, it can happen. I believe that.
Well, Veronica might be a stretch. I just love the way she shakes that tambourine, though...
Jude:
I sometimes have that dream. Not Veronica. The screenplay one.
Fozzie Bear. I have a soft spot for funny men and fur. ;)
I don't desire fame as much as I desire a recurring paycheck that would suport my family.
Hi Heather:
I always loved Fozzie, along with Grover, and also Gonzo.
:-)
Recurring paychecks are a good things. Writing is so unstable . . . but it's definitely possible. That's where the persistence . . . and that dash of luck thing come in.
E
I love Fozzie!!! I forgot about him!
I want to make more monthly royalties. I like royalties. They feel like interest in a bank. I wrote stuff years ago, and money keeps coming. I love royalties.
I want to sell over a hundred novels, and if I'm really going to dream, I'd love that three books in three months launch that (I think) Bantam sometimes does. That would be a dream. I think I'm in the wrong genre, though. :-)
I just remembered Veronica is, like, perpetually in high school I guess. I should note that my fantasies about her were when I was ten, LOL.
As for the screenplay dream...
Let's do it!!!
Hi Spy:
I have, I think, 25 sold . . . maybe a couple more. I am starting to feel like 100 is doable.
E
Way cool, Erica. :-)
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