Want a Successful Writing Career? Do What You Love (and Learn to Love What You Do)
I love my job. I set my own hours. I get long weekends every week. I can turn down any project that doesn't interest me. I mean, for the most part, I do what I want to do, when I want to do it, and I get paid to essentially act like a bit of a brat. What's not to...How Writers Can Prepare Now for a Productive New Year
I don't know about you, but I am so done with 2016. One more week of work for me, and then I'm off until January. When I come back from my holiday vacation, I like to hit the ground running with my work. Everything is planned, organized and ready to go before that...How I Use Skeleton Outlines to Write Faster
A fellow writer mentioned that client projects sometimes took longer than they'd hoped, and they wanted to learn to write faster. While there are plenty of ways you can increase your writing speed, one tip I gave them was to try using what I call "skeleton outlines."...Falling Behind During NaNoWriMo? 3 Tips to Get You Back on Track
NaNoWriMo has barely started, and I'm already behind this year. I changed my novel idea at the last minute (I believe around 10:00 p.m. the night before). I still haven't finished the scene-by-scene outline, though I hope to by tomorrow morning. And it's now November...An Early 2016 Mid-Year Writing Check-In (And Why You Should Do One Too)
We're coming up on the midpoint of 2016. That means it's a great time to reflect on our progress thus far. Most years I share my writing goals and resolutions with readers around January and then post a mid-year check-in around early July. This year I conducted my...As Seen In…
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