Writing Random Thoughts on Being a Writer Top Ten Reasons to Never Try to Become a Writer 10. You work for a year without even the promise of pay. No one else understands what you talk about. You parents hound you to get a real job.
Bookstores become very depressing.
Your schedule rotates to accommodate your writing, not your life. It's almost impossible to get accepted by a publisher. You have to wait over a year to find out if your manuscript is accepted, and then try again when it isn't.