Dearest, I think you are an incredibly talented writer. Keep at it. You bring joy and a smile with your words. Not everyone, all the time, wants grit, grime, suffering and bleakness - there are plenty of books out there which don't have any of this; but this is what someone has decided is 'trendy'.

But - just thinking of the weekend's TV, what's the thing everyone's talking about? The Musketeers. Essentially a happy, light-hearted programme that leaves the viewer feeling happier at the end.

Your writing is intelligent and lovely. That 'professional writer' doesn't write for, or read for, everybody.

I, too, don't appreciate having to view writing as a business. The tax forms are ridiculous. And I don't blame you At. All. for not wanting to threaten what you have for the sake of jam tomorrow. *hugs*