Here's a nice little article about dealing with the "guilt" associated with following your dreams. In this case, the couple sold everything they owned to travel the world full-time:
http://www.marriedwithluggage.com/2013/06/20/dealing-with-guilt
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I did the “hurry up and wait” in traditional publishing for almost forty years. It was frustrating, heartbreaking and perplexing all at once. Made so little money. So...
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Personally, I don't think a whole-artist agent is a fantasy (I know you weren't addressing me, but I'm throwing in my 2 cents). My agent got me on the road to writing a cozy mystery series then sold my first 2 books to Berkley. Without her, I wouldn't have taken that path!
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We've done 5 or 6 book parties at our house by now, and to answer your questions: I've never had to bring in chairs--people usually like to mill around until the readi...
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"Publishers are looking for stories that can inspire. That's just human nature and the American way. We don't mind if you were forced to bear your father's child in po...
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Dear Kamy and all She Writes sisters...I'm Kiana Davenport from Hawaii. I've had 3 bestselling novels published by Simon and Schuster and Random House. A few yrs. a...
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Dear Emily, I am so glad for this forum and all the comments. I am working on self-publishing an anthology to accompany an event I produce for the Berkshire Festival o...
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@Shannon, oh my gosh. This is so common, and painful. Hard lesson, but yes, travel with books always! When I went to San Miguel last year for a writer's conference the...
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Hi Luanne!
Thanks for sharing that and making me feel a little bit less like a big whiner. :) Every time I get rejected, I remember Kathryn Stockett's story about her...
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Excellent points and column, Brooke!
I would like to make an observation: Paperback discounts affect Create Space authors a lot, and here Amazon acts quite predatory a...
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