Writing is weird. It’s the only hobby you can have where you make absolutely no money from it but gain instant respect from people when they find out that you do it. It doesn’t matter if you’ve published zero short stories or a hundred. It doesn’t matter if you’ve spent twenty years “working on a […]
Writing is supposed to be fun, no?
So if you ask my wife what I do for fun she’d probably think about it for a little bit, and then say something like “well, he writes and blogs. But I don’t know if he really has any fun doing it.” Maybe I shouldn’t be speaking for the lovely lady, and maybe that isn’t […]
Why You Should Write Short Stories
One thing I often hear from new writers is that they are having trouble finishing their first novel. I can completely understand why that would be a common problem. It’s a daunting and scary task to write 50-100K for a new writer, especially if it’s the first thing he or she has ever written. When […]
Three Things Every Aspiring Writer Should Know
Every now and then I’ll have a friend or colleague or stranger on the street tell me that they’d like to try writing some time, but for whatever reason haven’t yet started. To be honest, there is only one thing holding an aspiring writer back from writing. Whatever the external excuse may be, the real […]
Nab your first publishing credit
Writing is hard. Getting anyone to read your writing is even harder and getting anyone to pay you for your writing is the hardest. With that said, I’ve managed to do it a few times, so I’d like to share some quick advice on how to get your first short story published. Let’s start with […]
Three Reasons to Consider Token-Paying Markets
How much should you be paid for a short story? When speaking with other writers, I’ve heard some say you should only submit to professional markets that pay a minimum of $.05 per word and others who say you should you respect the art of writing enough to do it for free (those are what […]
Is your first draft automatically your worst?
“Good stores are not written. They are rewritten.” I’ve seen that quote attributed to everyone from Phyllis A. Whitney to Stephen King to Michael Crichton. I’m going to guess that it’s from Phyllis A. Whitney, since she lived to be 104 and would have therefore had time to come up with all sorts of nifty […]
Is Your Story Too Boring?
A big warning sign that your story needs some more work is if the mere thought of reading it, let alone working it, cures your insomnia or bores you to tears. The problem here is pretty obvious. If you can’t bare the thought of sitting through a story your wrote, what makes you think a […]
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