Mary is a young adult writer and archaeologist. By day she teaches at a local college, and by night she writes about the adventures of adolescence.
Writing is hard. Publishing and finding an audience? Even harder. In fact, they’re two different skills. To find writing success, think like a publisher.
Perhaps the biggest challenge is finding the time to write. However, with a little effort, you too can boost your writing productivity.
Could perfectionism be holding you back? Might you fear that writing something bad is worse than writing nothing? If you’ve been struggling to get your writing career off the ground, maybe perfectionism is your enemy.
Happy New Year! I can’t believe we’re here already, but I say that every year. My writing life didn’t progress as linearly as I expected in…
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says, “Extreme joy turns to sorrow.” Maybe they had the post-holiday blues too. It’s pretty common to be riding…
Do you reach for rom-coms to give yourself a relaxing, enjoyable escape from your day? Do you love to laugh and fall in love? I’m also…
Hey writers! Do you plan to work over the holiday season? Or, do you feel pre-guilty for even contemplating not doing it? Writing over the holidays…
Congratulations, you made it to the end of NaNoWriMo! It was a big commitment, and whether or not you hit your word goal, you made major…
We’re all here because we want to publish a book we’ve written and have others pay to read it. Receiving money for entertaining or informing is…
Anyone who’s ever tried to crack the nut of writing fiction for profit (i.e., as a career) has probably started and stopped more than once. For…