As a Writer, Be Yourself Writing is personal. Even if we write the most commercial of commercial fiction, we pour our heart and soul into our work. We bleed onto the page. Writing isn’t for the faint of heart.  But … Continue reading →

Money Matters Everyone in my life warned me I could never be a career author, given how little money, on average, writers make. Not exactly morale-boosting, right?  The problem is, they weren’t wrong about the challenges. A lot of writers don’t make … Continue reading →

Celebrate Each One! What’s the hardest part about writing? Coming up with an idea? Brainstorming? Outlining? Writing the first draft? Revisions? Sending your story out into the world?  Trick question.  The hardest part about writing is whatever part you’re on. … Continue reading →

You Don’t. Failure is all very well and good, right? You learn from your mistakes, you grow as a person, you get stronger, better, wiser.  Not going to disagree.  But here’s the flip side. Failure has consequences. They may be … Continue reading →