Exploiting the Decline of Literacy
I may not be that old, but I can still remember a time when life was much less chaotic and fast-paced. Technology has developed in a way…
Guest Post: Jill Edmondson, Author, Sasha Jackson Mysteries
My thanks to Jill for such an awesome blog post, what a treat to have her back on Living a Life of Writing. Being an Author Means Being on Duty 24-7 Being an author is a twenty-four hour a day…
Casually Vacant Writing
We have spoken a lot on this blog about considering your audiences when you’re a writer and how important this is to being successful. How easy is it to get caught up in what we’re…
Oops… I Did it Again… Mistakes We Make as Writers
Mistakes we make as writers… then make again… Have you ever noticed that your creative spurts and inspirational deficits come in cyclic fashion? We get on a roll with writing and then for some reason or other (usually life)…
Get Up Offa That Thang!
It is inevitable that some people just completely disagree that you should spread your attention and effort between a hobby and an sustainable income. “I don’t want to do anything other than write!” “I’m not good at anything other than…
The Trinity of the Aspiring Writer
Three quick ways to avoid not letting your job outshine your passion Sometimes we worry that by taking on a job outside of writing, we will lose the motivation or time to work on what we are passionate about.…
Inspire Yourself and Do Better
I could say that anything you do you can always do better, but that would sound a bit cliche. Anyone can do anything that they try to and put their minds to, but at some point, all to often,…
When Opposites Attract…and Inspire
This month we are examining the duality that often accompanies the life of an artist. Last week we spoke about the struggle we sometimes encounter when we are deciding whether it is “right” to take on another job while…
