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On Vulnerability and Telling the Truth as a Writer
Writing, at the very heart of it, is a bearing witness to the events of a life, to the thoughts of a writer, to the struggles and setbacks and the hopes and dreams of humanity. That’s why it’s important to tell the truth in our writing. We look around our world today,...
On the Need to Produce Perfect Art
[Tweet "One of the worst enemies of a writer is the need to produce perfect art."] Of course we want to produce perfect art. It is, after all, what we’re sending out into the world, and we can’t just send something out that has glaring mistakes and smells of poor...
On Getting Started as a Parent Writer
One of the most difficult parts of being a parent writer is getting started. Our kids demand so much time. When they’re young, they require supervision at all times, and they need things constantly, and they demand attention at every turn. The only break in sight,...
How to Use Our Writing Time More Wisely
Using time wisely is an important part of a writing career when it comes to being a parent writer who creates in all the margins. And it can seem almost impossible, because it’s hard to know what a day will hold in its hands until you’re actually there. But it’s...
How to Make a Schedule and Increase Productivity
In the life of a parent writer, schedule is everything. You are taking care of your children and dealing with job responsibilities and taking care of the home responsibilities on the side. Where is the time to write? And then, if your schedule opens up more, because...
One Simple Way to Increase Word Count and Stay Healthier
Writers have very sedentary jobs. When we’re not sitting down reading, we’re sitting down writing or editing a manuscript or working on pitch materials or compiling a book. If we wanted, we could sit here in the same place, forever. But all that sitting isn’t good for...
How to Move Forward in Your Writing Career
Floating about aimlessly in the world of writer and author is not an effective way to build a career. One cannot simply say, “Whatever happens will happen,” because then nothing will, in fact, happen. I know. I used to be that writer. I thought making goals and...
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
