{"id":21635,"date":"2019-05-22T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=21635"},"modified":"2019-05-22T19:44:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T02:44:02","slug":"writing-as-a-vocation-by-beth-barany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/22\/writing-as-a-vocation-by-beth-barany\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing as a Vocation? by Beth Barany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/WFZ_Writing-as-a-Vocation_-by-Beth-Barany_2019_05-22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21637\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/WFZ_Writing-as-a-Vocation_-by-Beth-Barany_2019_05-22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/WFZ_Writing-as-a-Vocation_-by-Beth-Barany_2019_05-22.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/WFZ_Writing-as-a-Vocation_-by-Beth-Barany_2019_05-22-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I want to talk about vocation or avocation.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous blog post here <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/02\/write-to-market-by-beth-barany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/02\/write-to-market-by-beth-barany\/<\/a>, I shared about my rumination on writing to market or not.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think it\u2019s wrong or bad to write to market. I just don\u2019t do it as a top motivator.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve heard from several of you on your point of view on this issue \u2014 thank you so much \u2014 and so I wanted to flush out another way of looking at writing fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you said that it was more a hobby than a profession.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a Vocation?<\/h2>\n<p>I want to honor how seriously you take your hobby. It is more like a vocation, a calling, a way of being in the world, a way of expressing who you are to yourself, to others, and to the next generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>A vocation it\u2019s not something we talk about much in our culture, but my father talked about it with us.<\/p>\n<p>He had many vocations (technically &#8220;avocations,&#8221; but I&#8217;ll get to that in a moment). My father studied philosophy, the meaning of life stuff, did weaving, loved and served his own gourmet cooking, and played the Japanese bamboo flute. He also loved gathering herbs and wild crafting. He made us home remedies from what he gathered (rose hip tea!) when we were sick from the time I was little.<\/p>\n<p>My father passed away last January 2018, but I think a lot about his vocations. He pursued these things because he loved them. He would even give gifts of his weaving and gift his time and energy with his cooking.<\/p>\n<p>Not that we need to gift and give away our writing. That was his choice.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, I wish he could have modeled the business side of one\u2019s vocation (but he didn&#8217;t know how, and that&#8217;s okay), but I am really glad that he modeled passion and the pursuit of something because he loved it.<\/p>\n<h2>Definitions of Vocation<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/grammarist.com\/usage\/avocation-vocation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grammarist<\/a>, &#8220;A vocation is a calling, an occupation, or a large undertaking for which one is especially suited. It can be roughly synonymous with career or profession, though vocation connotes a seriousness or a commitment that these words don\u2019t always bear. An avocation is something done in addition to one\u2019s vocation\u2014usually a hobby.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Merriam-Webster Dictionary makes &#8220;avocation&#8221; synonymous with &#8220;vocation.&#8221; Go figure.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you pursue writing fiction as an avocation or vocation, a hobby or profession, or something in between (or yes &#8212; all of the above!), I celebrate your passion and your love of the art and craft.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, please, share your thoughts with me on these topics. I love hearing from you and I respond to every <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contact-beth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email<\/a> and comment I get, though it may take me a few days.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to get started with your novel?<\/strong> Check out our book, <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-and-have-fun-doing-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/strong><\/em><\/a> here: <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-and-have-fun-doing-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-and-have-fun-doing-it\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT BETH BARANY<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BethBarany_300x_2018_10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20284\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BethBarany_300x_2018_10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BethBarany_300x_2018_10.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BethBarany_300x_2018_10-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Award-winning <a href=\"http:\/\/author.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fantasy novelist<\/a>, Master NLP Practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers, Beth Barany runs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/school.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barany School of Fiction<\/a>, a full suite of courses designed to help genre fiction writers experience clarity and get writing, so they can revise and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>She\u2019s also the author of books for writers, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/em><\/a>, cowritten with her husband, thriller writer Ezra Barany.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Beth<\/strong> via her blog,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writer\u2019s Fun Zone.<\/a>\u00a0 Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beth_barany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Beth_Barany<\/a>. Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany<\/a>. Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/bethbarany\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to talk about vocation or avocation. In a previous blog post here https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/02\/write-to-market-by-beth-barany\/, I shared about my rumination on writing to market or not. 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