Writing as a lifestyle

I've done a lot of writing in my life -- published lots of book reviews, articles, a couple of books (okay, one book was a revision of my dissertation -- a big seller). Now I'm the editor of a small clergy journal called Sharing the Practice. I've got a couple of blogs. My wife wonders, why I spend my time writing. I guess I can't help myself.

So the question is, am I writer or a dabbler? I ran across a most interesting piece by Scot McKnight of "Jesus Creed" about "Writing -- on the Side." McKnight suggests that one can't write on the side, it simply won't happen. If you want to write, you've got to write, regularly, like all the time. I guess I've got the fortune of not having a "full-time" job -- my pastorate is theoretically 3/4 time, but I guess most of what I do is related to it -- even my writing. So, I've come to grips with it being full-time -- except I do a lot of writing. Now, I maybe rambling at this point, but I think Scot's got it right. If you're going to write, you got to just do it!

Thanks Scot!

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