There’s a piece of writing wisdom that says to hone your craft, you must first write one million words. Back in my early years, I’d read somewhere that it takes, on average, twelve years from beginning writer to published author. If you’re writing every day, those might amount to roughly the same. If that’s the…
Category: General Interest
Take A Little Trip
By Mark Stevens Two random tidbits last week got me fired up. The first was from a story in The New Yorker about new research into the positive effects of psychedelic drugs—psilocybin in particular. The second was a line uttered by Alexandra Fuller during a podcast of her Tattered Cover presentation for her new memoir,…
Come on everybody, let’s tweet now!
By Patricia Stoltey aka @PStoltey Geesh! I can already hear the groans. You hate social media. You can’t stand the thought of adding one more site to your daily list of “must” visits. And you would prefer to bury your head in the sand and make this whole business of marketing, networking, and engaging go…
Beyond the Page: Your Writing Career
By Liesa Malik As a marketing professional, I’m always looking for the next great thing to grab attention and make my clients’ products or services successful. I watch for ways to build awareness and markets of buyers, vendors, and supporters, and believe that these efforts lead to financial success. That success often doesn’t come in…
The Bloody, Gory, Awful Choices We Make To Write Books
By Aaron Ritchey “Don’t demand that your art supports your life. Instead, make a promise that your life will always support your art. –Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, from her interview with Luc Berthelett “Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.” –Stephen King from On Writing Okay, so…