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…
What Words Move You? Quotes About Writing
I think every writer feels the joy of writing in their blood. I think that is why we collect quotes, to drive us on. If they can write and be famous, so can we. We are partly, as William H.…
Is Your Blog Self-Published?
There are a lot of writers who might make this mistake. I know I did. Think about your blog. That wonderful fantastic writing blog of yours. You begin to write and then you write some posts. You follow the basic…
How To Tell What Is a Good Blog Post
I think we all love to read other bloggers’ writing. It is something that can pick us up from a bit of writer’s block, and it can be a good way to gather information for our own writing. It is…
Love What You Do… but Also Publish What You Do?
How can someone say that they love what they do when they sound so angry about it? In fact, I was able to talk to a few writing friends over the past few days, and one of them made the…
Of Money and Making Money Writing
I have to admit that writing is both something that I do for fun and something I do for money. It is not the paradox that many might think, but rather it is something that one simply becomes used to. …
Publishing a Draft? Think Again
You really can’t publish a half-finished work, even if you think it’s done. Someone else, multiple someone elses need to read it through and point out to you where the plot sags or the writing goes astray, and only then…