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  • Funny, I grew up with 'these' critics that came from the outside and moved inside me. At first I was hurt, then pissed the you-know-what off, and now I don't even noti...
  • I recently had a client who chose the CS platform, though I encouraged her to use her own ISBN and imprint. CS threatened her with a warning that her book wouldn't be...
  • Hi Deborah, Thanks for your comments... I spent the day yesterday studying up on "mind vs. brain."  This blog post is what came out of it.  It was quite a lot to bite...
  • I think as a young person - all should be out working, studying, improving themselves, socialising with family and friends and enjoying life... and remembering the cre...
  • Great post, Julie!  And congratulations on your decision to devote yourself to writing.   My writing path (briefly):  As a child, I wanted to write, and did.  Then my...
  • Hi Kamy, The deep discounting of books hurt authors, but the precedent has been set. In my former life, I crunched numbers for several Fortune 500 companies, settin...
  • I write each and every day, whether I have a big project for a client or I'm just getting practice. The only way to perfect your writing is to practice, practice, prac...
  • Layne, I'm so glad it was helpful! If I had a book coming out, I would be studying those lists of book bloggers as if they were the times tables :)
  • Heidi, thank you. I really enjoyed this post. And I really appreciate Kelly's comments below, which add a very helpful focus and a great trick for how to use the targe...
  • It's true, Nancy. The writing life, if you're serious about it, turns out to mean. . .your whole life! It goes on decade after decade, through bouts of employment and...