How many of you take writing seriously? (Poll)

[CharlesEBrown]

Neither. (I write because the stories are THERE and want to get out. If I improve, or have fun, or entertain others, that's just a bonus)

 

[aurifex]

You know, I couldn't tell ya. Whole books have been written trying to quantify or define this sort of question; there's no real way to do it definitively and if you quantify it you have to look at market success which is often the furthest thing from indicators of actual quality. I suppose I'd ask why the binary's needed in the first place, and what makes it pointful, versus an open-ended discussion on what is, after all, a discussion board. Nothing wrong with interpretation when your sample size is so small!
I guess my cowardly answer is I probably wouldn't have made it a poll in the first place, or used this sort of title. But you did, and you got me to think harder than usual about writing. So kudos to you

Lol, fair enough. Maybe I should've had the title the same as the poll question, but that wouldn't have made for a very good thread title. I think the "marketing perspective" is a little too deeply ingrained at this point, as an indie author. Have to be both marketer and writer, and all that

 

[davimai]

The split is surprisingly ~50/50 right now.

I treat writing as a hobby, but that doesn't mean I don't want to be good at it. I enjoy putting out quality material that will really sit with someone who reads it. However, most internet users prefer joke or meme content, so I'm surprised how many people feel similarly

+1 for this.

 

[StoneInky]

...Seriously as in, do I want to write and sell novels for a living? No.

Seriously as in, do I want to improve to become the best writer I can be? Because I love writing? And since making it my livelihood is risky, I'm studying for a different major and job? Then yes.

 

[Macha]

My primary goal is to not get old and die before I hit my 40s. Anything else is secondary.

 

[Edenc2708]

I used to draw manga back in primary school...
until I got caught doing it during class and got punished for it. ?

After that, I never touched it again.
But now, I’m starting to pour all that imagination into writing instead!

 

[Bartun]

I write for fun and because I love what I write, but that doesn't mean I don't take it seriously.

 

[Danja]

Becoming exceptional is a fairly lofty goal.

I'm just happy to write and put words on a page.

 

[Uncrowned]

Poll included. Splitting the question into a binary choice was tricky—people have varied opinions on what “taking writing seriously” means. Hopefully it gets the idea across.

Just wondering what the demographics of the Author General of ScribbleHub is like. How many of you consider yourself "casuals" where writing is just a hobby and improvement is secondary to enjoyment, and how many of you seriously want to "become something" in whatever form that might take?

I would say Yes and No. Yes wanted to write an exceptional story but at the same time ai’m just having fun by sharing my creativity (overthinking) through the medium of novel so yall can overthink and join the Ambiverted side lol

 

[Edeshei]

Poll included. Splitting the question into a binary choice was tricky—people have varied opinions on what “taking writing seriously” means. Hopefully it gets the idea across.

Just wondering what the demographics of the Author General of ScribbleHub is like. How many of you consider yourself "casuals" where writing is just a hobby and improvement is secondary to enjoyment, and how many of you seriously want to "become something" in whatever form that might take?

I write for fun :> I took a long break from writing because of too much stuff happening with my life and now Im back at it and ready to cook more shenanigans ehe (*＞∇＜)ﾉ

 

[Forcalor]

I write because I enjoy to make art, so naturally I'd like to excel at it.

 

[Gallahart]

Right now I’m writing for myself, but really focusing on improving. I’d never even think about publishing something online if I didn’t want to get better at it.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Being serious is annoying.

 

[Forgotten_Fox]

I think I am doing my best to take it as seriously as I can, but I still fail sometimes