by Tom Corson-Knowles
No matter what you write, your productivity and income as a writer is limited by how quickly you can turn your ideas into words. Every writer has limits to how fast they can write, and every writer has areas where they can improve that speed if they put effort and...
by Kate Sullivan |
Here’s a paradox about writing for a living (no matter what kind of writing you want to do): It’s easy to make a living once you get your foot in the door, but it’s hard to get your foot in that door. Getting started as a professional writer is a goal that many of us...
by Kate Sullivan
The Halloween season is upon us again, a time to celebrate the spooky in all of our lives. Time to dig out your favorite short story by Poe, Lovecraft, Bloch, or King and read it by candlelight with “The Monster Mash” playing in the background. Time to print a hundred...
by Jason Brick |
This is going to sound like bragging, but there’s a point to it. Bear with me. I went to my first writing conference as a keynote speaker. I’d already been making a full-time living as a writer for three years, and I had come to that after more than 10 years of owning...
by Kate Sullivan |
Remember the Amtrak Writers Residency program? If you don’t, it was pretty awesome. Amtrak judges (yes, that Amtrak: the US train service) picked a handful of writers from 600 applicants. The winners were given a free sleeper car with a desk and a window for a round...
by Kate Sullivan |
With apologies to Paul Simon. The problem is all inside your head You said to me The answer’s easy if you Take it logically I’d like to help you in your struggle to break free There must be fifty ways To sell your writing You said it’s not really my habit To make...
