Huge madness

Hello everybody.

I am really mad. I just told everyone I was doing a job interview with someone through the phone and I can write articles now for an Online company.
I can get free games from them every month, I don´t get money since it´s a volunteer job. I´m okay with it, cuz It´s my passion to write.

But nobody believes it's something for me.
Why should a girl write about games?
and you don't even get paid for it, do you trust these weird people?

It's an online site guys.. I talked to them.. I can only try.
They don't need my bank account, they only can get my local post office for whenever they send the newest games and releases....

I just really loved writing and it;s not on purpose to get new stuff, i didn't even know before they told me on the phone call. First I wrote a CV through the email. So, i'm serious about this. And I was happy for god sakes somebody likes my writing.

I'm pissed off. But I'll PROOF THEM, I'll make the best out of it.

I also did with school and they fully believe. I know I always have to proof harder..
That's a challenge so let's go for it!!!
 
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People said similar things to me when I told them I was taking up volunteering in something that I'm passionate about, too.

"Omg, why do it if you don't get paid :eek:"

^ Because it's much more fulfilling to spend our time making something out of what we enjoy, than just do things we don't care about for money.
Those people you mention will soon realise that, when your volunteering and writing helps you get somewhere special in the world ;)

Thank you Twiggle.
 
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Hoppy

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Great!!!

Writing for yourself is fun, but eventually you have to write for other people as well. And even writing for free is OK. I do hope you learn a lot, and eventually you will become that wonderful creature called a paid and published author.

Very good luck in your new venture.:)
 

Feathers

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Good luck Saskia!

I hope it's a safe site & it'll go okay! (You didn't give out your home address, right?)

Well, have fun with it, you don't even have to tell other people, who might be unsupportive!
You can later show 'Look what I got, it saved you XXX$ cause you didn't have to buy it for my birthday!' :) or such...
You can tell your friends or us here, or supportive people on other forums...

Maybe parents are afraid you might already be too much on internet, playing video games too much.. My parents hate video games, sis has played them a lot... so it's often arguments about this...

You can do reviews for other products too, some sites pay a tiny little bit of $, some just give products or 'points' or Amazon certificates...
It's good you didn't give them bank account, good to be careful!

Yeah, my parents weren't always supportive of my volunteering or eco efforts either.. Sometimes they were very annoyed by it too... (especially when they wanted me to do something for THEM for FREE!! Yikes!!) Or they wanted me to get a more 'serious' career etc. (That's still possible, I hope!!)

You're young, so a bit of volunteering and fun is okay.. Just make sure to not be too much behind computer, remember more than 4-5 hours can cause depression, memory/concentration and other problems!

Tell them that (insert famous author) also started writing 'for FUN' and 'for free' and that you'll keep up school work and other things that need to be done...
Were your parents hoping you'd get a 'real' paid job? How are you guys financially? (Maybe you could ask?)
 
Yay, they just said I'm in!!! :D they really want me to write for them since I have great writing skills, next week i'll get informed about the first projects :D
And I'll be having mail in my mailbox on Friday about how we get things going.:)

and they will send games which I'd have to review and preview and make screenshots and write about. So I can play the coolest games and can keep them.

I even will meet them a few times a year to have a social meeting and talk things out. :rolleyes: and if i cannot visit, we can always skype.
 

MikeyC

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Awesome news, Saskia. I hope you get every drop of enjoyment out of it. :)

Because it's much more fulfilling to spend our time making something out of what we enjoy, than just do things we don't care about for money.
Can you come talk to my friend? I've mentioned it before on this forum, but he is doing things for the sole purpose of money. I believe it's neutering his creative horizons because he wants to stay within the box for maximum audience, therefore maximum money.
 

Dark_Angel

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I think that this is nice thing that u are doing , and can be a good springboard for maybe a future job if u like this thing as i understood ^^ sometimes ppl dont know the whole situation and the what u feel inside and y u do something , not everyone is made in the same way , there ppl that just think in money but money its not everything in this world , i know that it is needed but there are soo much other important things to me , in this days im helping with maths lessons they were paying me without i ask anything but i just said it was too much and the day before his exams i said that i would come there for free because i just wanted that he could pass his exam in the best way , there were ppl that said me "what??? u went for free?? u are stupid " and things like that but i like help ppl and there are things that cant be buy with money like the happyness of being of help and other things so keep it and good luck with ur writing and have nice playing game and writing time =) i wish also if u will like it a lot that it can be of experience for u for ur CV and for maybe also a future work
ps: write something about zelda too =P lolz ^^
 
I think that this is nice thing that u are doing , and can be a good springboard for maybe a future job if u like this thing as i understood ^^ Yes it's a website, a gaming community gamingsociety.nl Sounds quite a bit like Social Anxiety. hahahah, but it's totally a different subject. It's Dutch, so I guess most of you guys cannot read this, but it's a nice layout anyway.sometimes ppl dont know the whole situation and the what u feel inside and y u do something , not everyone is made in the same way , Yeah indeed, some people are too simple. Or only have a 1 view perceivour, I think people who are ambitioned about writing just as me, they would say wow that's awesome, can I join? hahaha or tell me it's cool.there ppl that just think in money but money Yeah I don't even care if I don't get paid for it, it's not what I'm doing it for. I'm just asking for a little experience in the IT world and creative writing content and also it's good for my CV. Even though it's freelance work, i will also go to gatherings and meetings, so I have to face them anyway, and their all positive and supportive about the same passion, they all don't do for cash, their all passionate. And money, well... of course in the future i'd like to work for REAL money, but now i'm still a college student so I will first have to need to graduate this period of time and then i'll extent my level to a higher degree and then i will see what I'll do next.its not everything in this world No, it sure makes things easier, but It's not the main thing when it comes to passions. A true passion, you would do by just loving it, not by taking pressure on i need money, then it's not called a passion. A singer likes to perform on stage, not for all the entrance tickets the people will buy, of course it's very attractive all the money they will earn, i'm sure of it, that they truly like it, but even though they wouldn't get a cent, a singer who never got the chance, will def rock on stage. Look, Madonna she's the star, she say, hey!!! I'm not just madonna, I'm madonna for god sakes::p:, i know that it is needed but there are soo much other important things to me , in this days im helping with maths lessons they were paying me without i ask anything but i just said it was too much Nice people though:) and great you're helping people out ^_^and the day before his exams i said that i would come there for free because i just wanted that he could pass his exam in the best way , there were ppl that said me "what??? u went for free?? u are stupid " Pffff... You are a way better teacher than those folks. You know some therapists? They look tick at the lock after an hour and say ;''the session is over'' . [reminds me of some movie] and then the client has to get kicked out of the office, but my therapists.. they both take 30 minutes or 1 an hour longer for me to talk ... now that is nice service.. they have a good name for it i'll say!and things like that but i like help ppl and there are things that cant be buy with money like the happyness of being of help Well said, beautifully.and other things so keep it and good luck with ur writing Thank you dear! and have nice playing game and writing time =)Haha will be fine!!!! i wish also if u will like it a lot that it can be of experience for u for ur CV and for maybe also a future work Definitely. I always have to keep writing reports anyway in this area of work also. IT!
ps: write something about zelda too =P lolz ^^ I will write a Zelda criteria, I will see if I got a task for it, other than that, I will ask them and if I cannot, I'll write one in particiluar for you. Since you seem a huge Zelda fan? Me too btw.

Hiya!

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Awesome news, Saskia. I hope you get every drop of enjoyment out of it. :)


Can you come talk to my friend? I've mentioned it before on this forum, but he is doing things for the sole purpose of money. I believe it's neutering his creative horizons because he wants to stay within the box for maximum audience, therefore maximum money.

Thank you Mikey:) I already enjoyed writing the first articles so I can't wait to start with the project. :D

Hmm, your friend has a point though, if he's really good, he could get some money or at least a little bonus for it. ::p: I get games for my job, so what if he would just get a little for it? But still, I know if my music will ever get published, I do wanna have money for it. But article writing, I just see it as volunteer work and that's fine with me. It just depends on what it is.
 

MikeyC

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Thank you Mikey:) I already enjoyed writing the first articles so I can't wait to start with the project. :D

Hmm, your friend has a point though, if he's really good, he could get some money or at least a little bonus for it. ::p: I get games for my job, so what if he would just get a little for it? But still, I know if my music will ever get published, I do wanna have money for it. But article writing, I just see it as volunteer work and that's fine with me. It just depends on what it is.
Sounds fantastic, Saskia. :)

He does have a point, but when the end focus is money it does get a bit tiring. I would much rather do something out of enjoyment than out of financial gain.
 

Overload

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You could always start up your own blog or site and write there, and generate ad revenue with google adsense or a similar program. I'm not sure if you really need money, but that's an option. Free games is amazing though.
 

Dark_Angel

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I think that this is nice thing that u are doing , and can be a good springboard for maybe a future job if u like this thing as i understood ^^ Yes it's a website, a gaming community gamingsociety.nl Sounds quite a bit like Social Anxiety. hahahah, but it's totally a different subject. It's Dutch, so I guess most of you guys cannot read this, but it's a nice layout anywayLolz i ve just checked the site..and its cool maybe just a little bit more colors and should be fine but not too much because sometimes when there are too much u dont know where to click because u want to click everywhere xD about the writing well i just read the titles since my dutch stops at "ich bin hungri" lolz u know the bases to survive xD.sometimes ppl dont know the whole situation and the what u feel inside and y u do something , not everyone is made in the same way , Yeah indeed, some people are too simple. Or only have a 1 view perceivour, I think people who are ambitioned about writing just as me, they would say wow that's awesome, can I join? hahaha or tell me it's cool.U got the point they see a thing just as they want this ppl close their mind to an opinion or prejudice( this last thing can be enlarged to other subject even worst =\ i mean about the prejudice)there ppl that just think in money but money Yeah I don't even care if I don't get paid for it, it's not what I'm doing it for. I'm just asking for a little experience in the IT world and creative writing content and also it's good for my CV. Even though it's freelance work, i will also go to gatherings and meetings, so I have to face them anyway, and their all positive and supportive about the same passion, they all don't do for cash, their all passionate. And money, well... of course in the future i'd like to work for REAL money, but now i'm still a college student so I will first have to need to graduate this period of time and then i'll extent my level to a higher degree and then i will see what I'll do next.Good way of thinking , and i think thats the way at the beginning its always that u have to make experience and sometimes that a thing that cant be bought but u just have to do it for see how is that world and how the things works , from what u said its a nice enviroment with all passionated guys and so u are =) very nice its not everything in this world No, it sure makes things easier, but It's not the main thing when it comes to passions. A true passion, you would do by just loving it, not by taking pressure on i need money, then it's not called a passion. A singer likes to perform on stage, not for all the entrance tickets the people will buy, of course it's very attractive all the money they will earn, i'm sure of it, that they truly like it, but even though they wouldn't get a cent, a singer who never got the chance, will def rock on stage. Look, Madonna she's the star, she say, hey!!! I'm not just madonna, I'm madonna for god sakes,totally agree, the money can help a lot but when it comes to passion then u do something just for it and lol@"im madonna for god sakes"haha it made me laught xD need a big quote ^^ i know that it is needed but there are soo much other important things to me , in this days im helping with maths lessons they were paying me without i ask anything but i just said it was too much Nice people thoughand great you're helping people out ^_^thanks u ^^ yep i like to help ppl , its nice when u can make a smile or even a "thanks" or even nothing just the know that u did ur best for a good reason that thanks to u someone did good a thing, this things might seems a bit stupid but instead are deep and makes u feel soo good , well at least to me xD and the day before his exams i said that i would come there for free because i just wanted that he could pass his exam in the best way , there were ppl that said me "what??? u went for free?? u are stupid " Pffff... You are a way better teacher than those folks. You know some therapists? They look tick at the lock after an hour and say ;''the session is over'' . [reminds me of some movie] and then the client has to get kicked out of the office, but my therapists.. they both take 30 minutes or 1 an hour longer for me to talk ... now that is nice service.. they have a good name for it i'll say!and things like that but i like help ppl and there are things that cant be buy with money like the happyness of being of help lolz i ve just imagine a situation in the noob ass therapist put their clock to double speed for make it faster haha i hope they dont exist lolz ^^ anyways luckly as u said not all are like that but i think that in some jobs and in general there should be a minimum ethical sense and careness at what u do even if u do a bit more u wont die lolz Well said, beautifully.and other things so keep it and good luck with ur writing Thank you dear!u welcome ^^ when u will be madonna super star remember of us xD lolz jk ^^ and have nice playing game and writing time =)Haha will be fine!!!! i wish also if u will like it a lot that it can be of experience for u for ur CV and for maybe also a future work Definitely. I always have to keep writing reports anyway in this area of work also. IT!
ps: write something about zelda too =P lolz ^^ I will write a Zelda criteria, I will see if I got a task for it, other than that, I will ask them and if I cannot, I'll write one in particiluar for you. Since you seem a huge Zelda fan? Me too btwwow yessss its a must write about zelda i bet many of here in the forum loves zelda ^^ we want u be our reporter of zelda ^^


well that is the reply of the reply xD i hope u can understand it and that makes a sense =P the replies of the replies are in this color good luck again with ur passion =) this ur passion is felt even from italy ^^

ps2: i needed to edit it because i messed up with colors lolz xD hope it was fixed

ps3: sorry for the long reply xD i just want u go on with ur passion , and wish u the best in it and in everything =)

ps4 : i want they make new ps4 lolz xD i mean the console =P ok ok taht was stupid sorry ^^
 
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well that is the reply of the reply xD i hope u can understand it and that makes a sense =P the replies of the replies are in this color good luck again with ur passion =) this ur passion is felt even from italy ^^

ps2: i needed to edit it because i messed up with colors lolz xD hope it was fixed

ps3: sorry for the long reply xD i just want u go on with ur passion , and wish u the best in it and in everything =)

ps4 : i want they make new ps4 lolz xD i mean the console =P ok ok taht was stupid sorry ^^

Hey, i loved it, I will make a respond to double reply soon. ::p:

Ps4 is already in progress do you know that? (A)

It's gonna be sooo amazing
 

Dark_Angel

Well-known member
Hey, i loved it, I will make a respond to double reply soon. ::p:

Ps4 is already in progress do you know that? (A)

It's gonna be sooo amazing

Lolz =P anyways dont feel obbligated to do it , its okay was just fun that way ^^ i didnt expected such a nice reply so i was happy =P btw ps4 is coming up...omg !! well thats a great news maybe u could other than games ask also the new ps4 for try it out and make a report on it too =P and maybe u could also say that u recived a no working one so u send me the "no working one " to me and u take another one ^^ =P lolz jk ^^
 
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