Craftsmen vs. Businessmen

From my notes: If your goal in any endeavor is money first, then you are not a craftsman; you are a businessman. I don't care for businessmen.

What I mean by that is that your intent in writing really matters. People who write because they want to create or express ideas write for the sake of writing. They are craftsmen in the art of writing and storytelling. People who treat writing as a means to an end (e.g. "I want to be really famous, so I'll write a story about a hot issue to gain notoriety.") are businessmen. Their goal is money and writing just happens to be the method they chose to make it.

I do not have a problem with making money from writing. I have no problem with writers pursuing writing for it to be a full-time career. What I do have a problem with is people who treat writing as a chore to get through in order to get what they really want.

Writing should be its own enjoyment. If you aren't liking it, then you should be doing something else.