Some of you may know that at the beginning of the year I left the insurance world to do more teaching. Just today I finally figured out that I no longer have to tell people "I've got meetings" before sneaking into the library to write; that now I can actually JUST TELL PEOPLE I'M GOING TO WRITE. And, in fact, it's probably a good idea to tell my students why I'm not in my office at those times as a way of modeling a daily writing practice and blah, blah, blah.
I feel . . . oh, I feel like I've come out of the writing closet. I'm here, I'm writing without fear, get used to it.
Oh, and this also made me happy.
Sarah Palin has found a down-low way to stay atop the bestsellers' chart: she's quietly using her political action committee to buy up copies of her memoir.
The Federal Election Commission filings show that Sarah PAC sent $63,000 to Palin's publisher, Harper Collins, for "books for fundraising donor fulfillment."
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what a wonderful way to transfer some campaign funding to one's own pocket via royalties, and keep your name on the bestsellers list at the same time.
Yes to telling the world you're a writer. I've heard the "coming out" comparison before and always kinda liked it. (I remember telling my mother I was going to be a writer, not an aeronautical engineer, as planned. I thought she was actually and truly going to murder me in my sleep that night.)
I read somewhere that Palin gave you a book if you gave her a $20 donation. So the cover price is, what, $28? Everyone rubs everyone's back in this exchange--donors get a discount, Palin gets a royalty, the book gets more sales figures. Ugh.
Many congrats to you for leaving the insurance world! I'm starting a world-transitioning mode myself and it's encouraging to see others make the leap.
Aw, thanks, you guys, for the really supportive comments. And the shared disgust about Palin's "pump and dump." Both warm my heart.
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