I’m over at Incurable Disease of Writing discussing a few of my favorite things–for writing, at least.
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Entries from February 22nd, 2010
My Favorite Tools
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Health Insurance and Writers
February 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
In my informal poll on Twitter and Facebook, it became clear that health insurance is one of the main things that keeps we U.S.-based writers from being full-time writers. Seriously, I don’t know how families with children make it on one income until the writer’s income picks up.
For example, Nancy Brauer keeps a full-time job [...]
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Writing Roundup, February 12
February 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Whew. This has been a week of technology troubles for me, but my laptop is on the mend. So, I’m back with some of the great writing posts from around the blogosphere. (It pains me to use such a cliched word, but I don’t know of any word to describe the internet or the blog [...]
Tags: craft·fiction·freelancing·platform·the business of writing
Writing Roundup, February 5
February 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
The Business of Writing
Craft
Fiction
Freelancing
Platform
The Business of Writing
Perseverance
Without the ability to stick to our goals and complete our writing projects, all of the talent and study in the world won’t mean a thing. How do you keep your motivation up even when you are facing a seemingly endless string of rejections?
Two Roads Diverged: Understanding Traditional and [...]
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Guest Post by Christina Katz: Platform Resolutions for Writers
February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Thanks to Christina Katz for sharing her platform-building wisdom. I hope you get some good action steps from this guest post.
Platform Resolutions for Writers 2010
Before writers establish an author platform, they typically establish a writer platform. Over the past decade, thousands of writers have parlayed established influence into traditional book deals. Landing a traditional book [...]
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