645 replies to this topic

[HanabiChick]

I like making graphics for fun, but from what I've heard, it's not so much fun as a job - people have quit doing it as a job because they hated it. My problem is that I don't know what I would like to do. Since I had to give up my first choice I just feel lost and don't know what I should do. And there's not much courses I can do here where I can get a qualification, and anything I'm interested in doesn't have any jobs locally. It's not easy trying to decide what to do. And instead of people talking to me about what I would like to do, they just tell me to pick something. I'd like it if someone would just give me useful advice, I need that more.

[magic]

HanabiChick, on 11 May 2011 - 10:24 AM, said:

I like making graphics for fun, but from what I've heard, it's not so much fun as a job - people have quit doing it as a job because they hated it. My problem is that I don't know what I would like to do. Since I had to give up my first choice I just feel lost and don't know what I should do. And there's not much courses I can do here where I can get a qualification, and anything I'm interested in doesn't have any jobs locally. It's not easy trying to decide what to do. And instead of people talking to me about what I would like to do, they just tell me to pick something. I'd like it if someone would just give me useful advice, I need that more.

What you consider to be a useful advice?

My advice would be to think what you are good with. I am not good at math and talking with ppl so I definitely would not want to work as selling on cash register. But I am good at drawing and graphics (at least I hope so lol) so I would go with graphic degister or similar work. I am mostly doing pencil portraits at the moment although I very much enjoy drawing ppl I like or am interested in. I find it boring to draw ppl I don't know but I enjoy drawing anyway more that I would enjoy standing in front of cash register. So I can go with it.

Very less ppl enjoy their work as much as they enjoy their hobbies. They just do what they think they are good with. And when they work with their hobbies they get balance between their work and hobbies. You don't have any other choice if you want to get money, isn't it?

So my advice is to think what you are good at, what wouldn't make your work miserable too much and then start thinking from there

Of course it's better to not work at all, that is what most ppl want lol but most of the things you enjoy comes with price (including being MJ fan if you want to extend your collection etc). So in order to enjoy our hobbies, we need to work as much as I hate that

[HanabiChick]

What I think is useful is what you did, looking at things that I am good at doing and working out which one I'd like to do. All people do here is say "you use the computer a lot, why don't you work in an office?" No one really has asked what I would like to do. When I think about something that I would like to do, I think about writing. I love to write fiction, but just have not been able to think up a good story until now, at least not one that would be enough for a book. But getting published is not easy. I don't know if I would be brave enough to try.

[magic]

HanabiChick, on 11 May 2011 - 02:11 PM, said:

What I think is useful is what you did, looking at things that I am good at doing and working out which one I'd like to do. All people do here is say "you use the computer a lot, why don't you work in an office?" No one really has asked what I would like to do. When I think about something that I would like to do, I think about writing. I love to write fiction, but just have not been able to think up a good story until now, at least not one that would be enough for a book. But getting published is not easy. I don't know if I would be brave enough to try.

All it takes is to try

I didn't know you like to write. Have you written anything at all so far?

Getting published is really not easy and I think you also need to have money for that. And a super great story to get sponsors maybe. So you need to know ppl. I really have no idea how it works actually. Usually ppl go study literature if they want to write stories.

Maybe if you like writing you could work in some paper or magazine. Then you would need to study journalism. And write about themes you like. You like animals, so maybe you could apply for some pet magazine. If you like fashion, then write about fashion. Just write about things you like and know. Then it will be easy

[Phantom]

HanabiChick, on 08 May 2011 - 05:49 PM, said:

I'm getting a bit depressed. I'm trying to find some study course so I can get a qualification and have a good job, but there's nothing here where you can get a qualification. I don't even know what I want to do, because when I look at courses I feel like I'm going to fail thanks to my mum's ideas that girls can only to office work. I'm a bit confused

it's better to study, and practice at work, something that you like

don't listen to people who say that there's jobs you can't do

nowadays there are women in all fields of work

if you work with something you like, you can also become very very good at it

magic, on 11 May 2011 - 05:04 PM, said:

Getting published is really not easy and I think you also need to have money for that. And a super great story to get sponsors maybe. So you need to know ppl. I really have no idea how it works actually. Usually ppl go study literature if they want to write stories.

I disagree, you don't need to have money, in order to get published

when you have finished writing a story, which you feel is ready and appropriate for publishing, you can just contact to as many publishing companies as possible, to try to find a publisher

I have a client (I translate texts for her), who is writing fairy-tales

she says it might be a little difficult to write and publish novels, philosophy, history, etc

but it's not so difficult to write and publish fairy-tales or books for children

since you like design, and you also like writing, maybe you could work with writing fairy-tales, or even cartoons

would you like that?

there are distance and online courses in the techniques of cartoons (and also in many other disciplines)

[HanabiChick]

Most of what I've been writing has been just to get better at writing. About 10/11 years ago I found an email group of Monkees fanfic writers that were serious about writing. I wasn't good at writing Monkees stuff, but I did learn a lot about how to write from it. Since then I've been writing fanfics as practice. Now I want to write a book, but I just didn't have a good idea. Getting published isn't easy, so I want to earn money some other way, but while I love writing, it's only fiction I like. Journalism doesn't interest me.

Phantom, thanks for your advice. The book I want to write is for younger people, I just have to write it. Also, I might wait and see when I go to Manchester next month and see if my family there will help me find a course, even a distance course. I haven't found many distance courses here.

[magic]

Zoi, isn't the writer in need to get an editor? If it's so, then you also would need to pay the editor. And also do you just give the story to publisher without paying anything? They just print it out like that and get money only from sales later?

I really don't know how it all works.

[Sharon007]

HanabiChick, on 11 May 2011 - 07:08 PM, said:

Most of what I've been writing has been just to get better at writing. About 10/11 years ago I found an email group of Monkees fanfic writers that were serious about writing. I wasn't good at writing Monkees stuff, but I did learn a lot about how to write from it. Since then I've been writing fanfics as practice. Now I want to write a book, but I just didn't have a good idea. Getting published isn't easy, so I want to earn money some other way, but while I love writing, it's only fiction I like. Journalism doesn't interest me.

Phantom, thanks for your advice. The book I want to write is for younger people, I just have to write it. Also, I might wait and see when I go to Manchester next month and see if my family there will help me find a course, even a distance course. I haven't found many distance courses here.

Maybe go to some open days in the colleges that are near you. They will have info on the courses that they offer. Distance courses are expensive I did one in accounting and it was difficult to do I gave up after one semester.

You also get a student grant if you are studing a full time course and as a mature student you jsut need to do an interview to go on a course.

To apply for college or university you need to have your application in by next February.

[Phantom]

magic, on 11 May 2011 - 07:27 PM, said:

Zoi, isn't the writer in need to get an editor? If it's so, then you also would need to pay the editor. And also do you just give the story to publisher without paying anything? They just print it out like that and get money only from sales later?

no, as far as I know, the publisher is paying the editor and everything

and the publisher also gets the most profit, and gives to the writer a smaller amount

I don't know much, I only know what I have discussed with my client, I don't have a personal experience

[HanabiChick]

Sharon007, on 11 May 2011 - 08:49 PM, said:

Maybe go to some open days in the colleges that are near you. They will have info on the courses that they offer. Distance courses are expensive I did one in accounting and it was difficult to do I gave up after one semester.

You also get a student grant if you are studing a full time course and as a mature student you jsut need to do an interview to go on a course.

To apply for college or university you need to have your application in by next February.

I did look at going back as a mature student, but to be honest, there's no courses here that I want to do. And I don't think I'd even get an interview because I have no qualifications, experience or anything they require. I can't really afford college anyway, the best I can do is a night or weekend course somewhere. The only problem I have is that there aren't many qualifications you can get from these courses, unless it's something like business, engineering etc. I don't have many choices here, so I either have to go somewhere for a course or do a distance learning one. Thanks for the advice

[Phantom]

today I am feeling fine

but yesterday I was feeling bad, almost all day

I had a headache, which wouldn't go away, even after I got pain killers

I was feeling sick, I had pain on half my body and half my head, and I also threw up few times

and I was feeling dizzy...

I think it was because of the air conditioning

so I didn't use air condition last night

since this morning I am feeling fine though

[Sharon007]

Phantom, on 23 June 2011 - 07:02 PM, said:

today I am feeling fine

but yesterday I was feeling bad, almost all day

I had a headache, which wouldn't go away, even after I got pain killers

I was feeling sick, I had pain on half my body and half my head, and I also threw up few times

and I was feeling dizzy...

I think it was because of the air conditioning

so I didn't use air condition last night

since this morning I am feeling fine though

oh no that sounds awful. I used to get unwell from the air conditioning at work. Because I worked in a small office we couldnt open the windows and the old air was circulating all the time. Even my skin dried up with it.

[Michelle]

I'm feeling a sweet tooth coming on right now.

[Sharon007]

Michelle, on 10 July 2011 - 04:17 AM, said:

I'm feeling a sweet tooth coming on right now.

I think its time for some chocolate

[magic]

I am not feeling good. It's hot and I have little headaches

[HanabiChick]

I'm having a bad day, which started yesterday, and my mood is not good. Recently I've been getting better at not letting these things ruin my mood, but today is not good.

[magic]

HanabiChick, on 12 July 2011 - 02:31 PM, said:

I'm having a bad day, which started yesterday, and my mood is not good. Recently I've been getting better at not letting these things ruin my mood, but today is not good.

I hope tomorrow will be better for you

[Phantom]

I have also started again to have stomach problems

my stomach hurts, I throw up, I can't eat, and I feel sick

I am sure that it's stress, because I've had it again

it just had stopped for few months, so I thought it had gone away for good, but no, it hasn't

[Sharon007]

Annoyed at my bf because now he wants me to drive down to see him and its over 2 hours 30 mins drive. I am not used to driving long distances. This is the first arguement we have had since we first met.

[Smooth_Criminal]

I'm feeling quite right today, but...

The weather depresses me, it is changing so quickly..

This morning, it was sunny and hot, there was no cloud in the sky.. and when we finally wanted to eat outside, it began to rain --" . And the whole afternoon long, it rained :'( . We haven't even been able to go out and visit the cities around our house.

Alsace is such a beautiful region, but... when it rains, it's not a little shower. --"

However, I may not care. I am a little lucky, the house I rented is really awesome. =)

There's a jacuzzi in the middle of the dining room, and it's quite huge. I loooove this .

(even though it's kinda... noisy --" )