Writing may be an art, but writing for a living requires finding ways to get paid for that art. Anyone can start a blog, but most blogs never break even. Many more blogs are just holes to throw money down. Anyone can write and publish a book these days, but few ever make any money…
Building a full-time writing career means looking at the writing as a business and not just a creative endeavor. It does take creativity to pursue writing, but it takes a plan to make that creativity a success. Today must be the day for posting about building your writing career. My Top Pick for Writing Platform…
If you want something bad enough then you can achieve it. Desire – that deep, burning hunger that tells you that you will not live without it – will ignite a passion to make it a reality. That passion will push me to do what needs to be done to get to that place that…
Everyone hides a book in their heart. The experiences of life, combined with the lessons learned and maybe tossed with a little imagination grow that story. Learning how to nurture the words will allow you to tell the story in a way that will produce the book that you want to write. Getting the idea…
The indie road means exactly what it sounds like it means. Choosing to be independent –whether in the publishing industry, the music industry, or the business world – means that you are making the choice to do it on your own. You are not buying into a franchise. You are not relying on the muscle…
Building a writing career conjures up images of greatness in some minds, full of book signings, interviews and unbelievable advances. Those that have started down the path often have more nightmares than images – nightmares of looming deadlines, haunting blank pages and empty checkbooks. It takes work to build a career. That work has to…
Consistency comes up in most stories of success – followed closely or preceded by persistence. The keep pushing, go get em, I think I can so I can attitude drives the personality to reach the goals set ahead. Most of the participants in Blogchat last night on Twitter seemed to agree. Consistency and I have…
Freelance writers look for opportunities in all directions to build a successful writing career. Magazines – either in print or online – can provide an additional outlet for income. Creating multiple income can the key to that writing career that you desire. No matter what direction your writing takes, you have to find a way…
Okay – so there is no secret to building a successful writing career. There are steps that you can take to help make success possible in your writing journey. But in the end you will have to invest the time and resources to build the writing career that you desire. Top Secret Steps for Building…
“We ARE going on vacation this year.” My husband announced the command while staring me down. After knowing each other for three decades, he realizes that we have very different ideas of vacation. His look told me that we were supposed to follow his idea. Building a business – whether it is a writing career…