The good news is: you’re getting paid to write! Congrats! This is a dream come true for so many people. Take a moment to relish that thought before moving to the next paragraph.
The bad news is: if you’re making income as a writer, then your tax return may not be as simple as filing a 1040-EZ anymore.
Read MoreWhether we use an idea drawer or not, writers move through life, eavesdropping on conversations, looking out for images, and processing emotions that pique our interests. We then hoard these “shiny objects" in our minds until we’re ready to make them our own and put them on the page.
Read MoreHow do you keep the effort going when you don’t have the extrinsic motivation of a daily email or a monthlong challenge?
My secret? Slow and steady wins the race. In this post, I offer up 4 tips to creating your own disciplined, sustainable writing.
Read MoreHave you ever read through your novel, noticed a continuity error, and then realized that—oh no!—when you took a few months away from the project, you picked back up with the continuity error, which then avalanched into a major (and factually inaccurate) plot point, and now you have to overhaul what you thought was a completed novel?
Ahh!
Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen again.
Read MoreHint: This is a trick question.
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