I’m tempted to write another “look at me, I’m so busy” post, but I’ll spare you the pain of having to read that. Instead I want to talk a little about what kind of writing I do on those “look at me” days. No matter how busy (or flat out exhausted) I maybe be, I […]
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 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 […]
Looking Ahead: My writing goals for the next six months
Before I started Write Good Books, I kept a daily blog on my author site. One of my regular gimmicks there was to begin every month with a post listing my goals for the month and ending every month with a progress report on whether or not I reached those goals. That feature didn’t carry […]
Overwhelmed? Don’t be.
Doesn’t it seem like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do…well, anything? I was on the phone the other day and I casually mentioned that I spend around three hours a day writing. Three hours! Wow, you’re writing all the time. To which I replied, “Actually, I’m not writing at all.” Now, obviously […]
10 Common Writing Mistakes to Avoid
In a previous post looking back at the first year of my ezine, Theme of Absence, I mentioned that I could often find writing mistakes in other authors’ submissions that I miss in mine own writing. I didn’t elaborate on those mistakes at the time, but it got me thinking about some of the common […]
Theme of Absence, year one
It’s nearly a year since I printed the first story on my ezine, Theme of Absence. It’s been a wonderful experience and a great year so far. I set out with three objectives when I started the site, and either met or surpassed all three. The first was to become a better writer. I wanted […]
Three things I did this week to help advance my writing career
Writing is two things: The part time job that doesn’t pay you The full time job that goes home with you and consumes every thought in your head Now, I’m not here to complain about these things; they go with the territory. But trying to build your writing career really does take an insane amount […]
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