Should a Self-Published Book Be A Goal?
I am self-publishing a book, and that is in and of itself an learning curve, it has taken time and a bit of smart money to do this. It has also taken a change of heart. If you had asked…
Getting Constructive Critiques Are Good
I was asked to let the writing community have a say…. or at least tell me what they think. In other words, this was a request that I could not say no to. I wanted to, but then I realized…
Should You Enroll in a Writing Course?
Since we would all enjoy improving our writing, this question can be an issue. That issue it presents is, of course, time. Let’s quickly pull a “to do” list out of thin air. 1) Work on our manuscript. Or work…
The Power of YOU: Be Excellent At Your Writing.
I think that the goal of writing should be achieving excellence. This is only after doing a lot of soul searching. It is all about writing, but then, it is about publishing that writing. It is, as it were, in…
How Important Is This: Making Money.. Or Expression Of Craft?
This is something that you can argue, is it making money or is it an expression of craft, yourself, or something else? I had this conversation with a writing friend of mine, the one where you discuss what is more…
Are Writers Valued?
Writing is an art which is one that seems to have a response of either support from others or not. There does not seem to be middle ground with writing and the people who consider themselves writers. The road to…
Why I Write
I suspect this is a question that needs to be answered at some point in time by every person who intends to write and wants to be a successful writer. I am not about to go into the definition of…
Passionate Writing: All Writers have it.
It is something that each writer wants to have, passionate writing. By this it is when you sit in front of the computer and the words seem to flow from your mind to your fingertips and on to the computer…