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  • Yeeeees, thank you for sharing! You state things so clearly that I can really nod too,...t my instincts as a paid writer (which have been set to "panic and desperation mode" for a few months) have been...
  • Thanks, Zetta. Joel Friedlander (www.thebookdesigner.com) just talked about that at a Meetup I belong to: just because you self-publish, don't think you have to do everything yourself. In fact, don't do everything yourself. Get the professionals you need to help you do what you do best.
  • Bless you for writing this, Maria! I'm a professional book doctor (editor, book cover and interior designer, publishing facilitator, handholder), and it pains me every...
  • A professional man might just say:          JUST DO IT! The professionals,  who are well-known,  say they MUST write each day.  One says he must write five pages.  Ano...
  • You have a lot of valid points. I agree with you that far too many wannabe writers seem to spend more time complaining about how hard it is rather than buckling down a...
  • It's not really easy to write an excellent thesis and thank you for this informative article! I am sure that it will be useful for studets, who can't cope with theses...
  • Hi Alissa! Your approach is comforting and practical for those of us who are struggling and sweating through every page.  I daily have the same experience with my work...
  • Catherine, I think asking people in the industry is a good start. A thriller is a very particular kind of genre, and I think a professional would be able to tell you p...
  • Pauline, thanks for making the point about designing. Yes, it is essential to hire an editor and, unless you already are a designer, to hire a designer as well. I wrot...
  • Every since the stay-at-home moms were expected to pay for and prepare snacks for school (free), I have built a perspective about payment for work. If you had a "bathr...