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  • Suzanne-- we are CO neighbors. I too got out of my higher ed career path to pursue writing. I too get paid squat. I too wouldn't trade it for anything. 
  • Comment by Mary Wallis Gutmann Thanks for talking about memoir. Even if the main characters are no more, it is possible to paint a true picture if they were well-known...
  • This is a terrifically useful post, Zetta. Although I had a career in marketing and branding, the ideas you raise here never occurred to me in terms of applying them to my writing career. Thank you, and bravo!
  • Thanks Shannon! The process to self improvement is a journey that requires a sometimes uncomfortable look at our actions to find the root of our discontent. Transition...
  • @Carleen Yeah, I'm a bit up and down with the optimism myself. There are days when I feel overwhelmed by the odds, and I think reading articles like this ... well, you...
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  • Thanks for sharing your very interesting and informative story!  Good luck with your writing career.
  • Be sure and build sites to promote your blog! A good blog does no good if you don't let folks know it's out there. Our career paths are similar, Georgeann. I was a newspaper reporter and prize-winning short story writer before publishing my first mystery. Good training.   
  • @ Zetta, it's amazing to me how much energy people want to invest in negativity instead of towards furthering their craft.  That's sad for them. @ Jayha and Jeanie, I'...
  • Rebecca Johns commented on lara vapnyar's article Bad.
    Excellent, and so very very true. When the NYTimes slammed my first book I thought I'd never get over it. (Still sometimes I think I won't ever quite get over it) but...