This question has two aspects.
This year’s tax season again drove home this lesson. For me, writing is much more than a hobby.
If you derive any of your income from writing, you’re likely familiar with needing to render to Caesar his share.
Beyond any financial aspects lies the more significant question of how seriously you take your writing.
Even if you write part time, after … Continue reading
Somewhere near, opportunity beckons.
Decades ago, I attended my first writers conference. In the years since, the writing field has changed considerably. Fortunately, so have writers conferences.
I’m impressed with the number of smaller, regional events that have arisen. What they may lack in prestige, they more than make up for with other advantages.
There’s no longer a need to fly across the country. Instead, there’s … Continue reading
We all still have a way to go.
When is it time to stop learning as a writer? Having worked in the field for forty-plus years, I’ve not yet reached that point.
Fortunately, I have a team of pre-readers who see their task as not to congratulate me, but to point to those places I could have done better. They’re not always right. But when … Continue reading