Hope for the Holidays
Writers and other artists seem to me to be the purveyors of hope. That’s what art so often is. The…
Inspiration
The Glass Is Always Full
This holiday that inspires reflection on what we are grateful for always makes me think of an exchange my husband…
Luck and the Ladder of Life
It’s humbling, and sometimes discouraging, to imagine that regardless of what we may put into our careers (or anything else),…
Should You Write “to the Market”?
Knowing what you want in this business is one of the most important factors in creating a writing career that…
“Seeing Myself *Like* Myself Is Pretty Damn Good”
It’s always a little surprising when we hear that people we admire, or who have achieved success by standard metrics,…
When the World Sucks Your Creativity: Zoom In and Zoom Out
If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. This morning I received an email from…
Is It Worth It?
Recently I worked with an author on a first-chapters critique of the opening 50 pages of her manuscript. After our…
What If Your Creative Flame Is Flickering?
Forging a career in publishing, as I’ve often written and spoken about, often encompasses an endless series of ups and…
Take Back Your Own Story
Imagine starting your career in your early twenties at the very highest rungs of the ladder, having won a coveted,…
Fail Hard and Take It Easy
Writing starts out as pure enjoyment, but it’s a skill that is far more involved and complex than it may…