tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post4070052942765807405..comments2023-06-18T04:17:59.375-04:00Comments on Dogslandia: [guest post: Carol Wolf] Should Novelists Have to Make a Living?J m mcdermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433637277106963701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-32641843388104248042013-06-18T07:01:11.496-04:002013-06-18T07:01:11.496-04:00check out the unn website by clicking on www.unn.e...check out the unn website by clicking on www.unn.edu.ngdaphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318884805246862853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290475723451787293.post-70575979539532436012013-06-15T09:47:06.627-04:002013-06-15T09:47:06.627-04:00There's this little thing called research that...There's this little thing called research that does wonders for an author to fill out the physical reality of their fictional world. <br /><br />But nothing can replace the inner life of emotional experience that an author needs to create characters. You don't have to murder someone to write from a murderer's viewpoint, but an understanding of rage and the fear of being discovered for something bad you've done, no matter how minor, that informs that viewpoint is a must. <br /><br />You have to live to write.<br /><br />Another aspect of this question involves those who pirate books. Some say that a writer shouldn't expect a living off what they do so it's okay to steal instead of pay. I always reply that a writer isn't owed a living, but they deserve the right to try. Marilynn Byerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720129999636676998noreply@blogger.com