tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21101554.post3548465470772052423..comments2023-11-18T08:53:40.570-08:00Comments on Jed Alexander: Why I Don't Sign My Work, Why Illustrator's Aren't Famous, And What the SCBWI is Really ForJed Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21101554.post-60518006727339543552013-01-01T17:20:08.986-08:002013-01-01T17:20:08.986-08:00Nobody wants to be discouraging, so this is the ki...Nobody wants to be discouraging, so this is the kind of thing professionals and teachers simply don't discuss, or if they do, they downplay it. I don't mean to be disheartening, but it's a reality you have to face if you're going to enter this field.Jed Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21101554.post-82400799124274025652013-01-01T17:07:27.059-08:002013-01-01T17:07:27.059-08:00Absolutely! Which is why you should do it first fo...Absolutely! Which is why you should do it first for the love of the craft. And yes, of course it's possible to make a living as a children's author, but it's a lot like trying to get on a professional sports team. Fortunately, however, you don't have to do it in your 20s. In fact, we tend to get better with age if we work at it. But doing it all only for the purpose of getting the brass ring is setting yourself up for disappointment. Just. Be. Good. The rest will come. Or it won't. But don't make it the point.Jed Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21101554.post-5388405031517824102013-01-01T16:12:49.202-08:002013-01-01T16:12:49.202-08:00This was a very interesting thing to read, and alm...This was a very interesting thing to read, and almost wholly disheartening. Is there any joy in this kind of work? Is it possible to be justly compensated for it? Your writing here leads me to believe that, inevitably, the answer is going to be no. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140938569531294366noreply@blogger.com