Use the right planning system.
The discussions keep appearing. Someone asks about proprietary software designed to help authors structure their writing. Then dozens of users chime in.
Whenever such a session is scheduled at a writing conference, the room is packed. Writers want a surefire shortcut to keep their work on track.
Do all successful writers use such products? Hardly. The professionals use whatever makes sense … Continue reading
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
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