Passion to Paycheck: Keeping the Spark When Creative Passion Becomes Career

Do you fear losing your passion when your creative endeavor produces a paycheck? You’re not alone! In Episode 11 of QWERTY Writing Life, authors Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith share their experiences with this fear in one creative endeavor where the loss of passion wasn’t worth the paycheck and in another where they’ve discovered habits to keep that creative spark shining brightly all the way to the bank.

 

Check out Joy’s blog post on a mindset shift from “have to” to “get to” here: https://www.joyerancatore.com/2018/05/03/what-do-you-get-to-do/.

 

Intro music created and performed by Brent Smith.

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