Are You Getting Paid For Writing?
Writers need to make money. If we didn’t then there would be a problem. For some, the only way to continue to write is to make money with what you do. Consider also how others view your success. It’s great…
It Ain’t About the Money …or is it?
We spoke a lot in January about succeeding as a writer and what that might mean to you. For many people, to succeed means to make money doing what we love. We can try and fight it, but money is…
Feelings You Get When You Think About Living a Life of Writing
This is a post from our guest month bloggers Michelle and Jen, who are writing about emotions and feelings while publishing a book. The feelings that I experience when I tell people I am going to write a book can…
The Impossible Question (by Judy Croome)
Thanks to Judy Croome for this lovely Guest Blog Post! What if? is the hardest question in a writer’s life. Except for the lucky few, there comes a time in every author’s life where we have to ask ourselves this…
Enjoy Success! Then Keep Writing
It’s a special day when you can finally tell people that you have published a book. It’s a lovely day when you can sit back and read the work of a great writer, and then can come up with more…
The Attainability of Success Part 2: Drive
If happiness is the ignition for success, then drive is the engine that keeps you on course. Some even argue that having drive itself is success. If we take a slightly different approach and view success as a goal…
What it Means to Be Successful
Success is a journey not a destination. You don’t have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great. Every mistake you make is still progress toward success. Each step counts, and it is up…
Does How Much Money You Make Define Success?
If you have published a book, or published anything online, there is a topic to which discussion will often turn – or at least one that you will consider: does success mean making money? Money should not define success for…
