Writing Advice – Business & the Writing Life
Collecting posts I’ve written about the writing life and managing a writing career
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Why I’m Taking My Process Back to Basics This Week
I’m going back to basics this week, focusing on my routine and…
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Suggested Reading For Writers – August 2014 Edition
I’m off to nurse my throat infection today, spending some quality time…
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The Three Types of No Every Writer Needs to Master
Writers aren’t fond of the word no. It comes from a career…
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The Five (or More) Books Between Writers and Their Audience
I first heard about Donald Maass and his five-books threshold for establishing…
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Six Things I Wish I’d Known as an Aspiring Teenage Writer
Last Friday I went out to do a presentation at a local…
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It’s time to give up “Writer, Or…” and Embrace “Writer, And…”
Last year I picked up a copy of Nick Cave: Sinner Saint:…
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The Nine Business Mantras of A Cranky Writer
So, here’s the thing: I spend the vast majority of my daylight…
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Networking Tips for Reclusive, Introverted Writer-Types
Thou shalt network, people used to tell me. Connections are how you…
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You Don’t Want to Be Published
You don’t want to be published. And, yes, I know you disagree.…
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Six Things That Will Happen a Few Days Before Your Book Comes Out
So the announcement on the Apocalypse Ink blog has made it all…
