I’m a writer by profession - I work at an ad agency in Chicago as a “content strategist.” But I write quite a bit too.
So naturally, you’d think my writing would be out there over all our client’s websites. I’d have tons of words live and being read by internet users around the globe.
Nope. Not a single word that I’ve written has seen the light of day. It’s merely the nature of the business. Complex projects don’t get done over night, so my last 6 or 7 months in Chicago has been planning, writing, rewriting and honing everything to be as good as it can be.
You might think I’d be frustrated. But if you’re a writer, you’ve probably got to get used to this. Getting a novel published takes 2 years, usually. Films, even longer. Unless you roll your own blog, website or films, you’ve got a long time where you’re slogging away with no one reading what you’ve written.
It can get depressing at times. But cheer up, it comes with the territory. That’s why it makes it all the more important to love what you do.
