The trick is to get one sentence down - because once you have one sentence down you know you can write another.
Where do you find writing work and how do you fit in writing with your other work?
How long did it take you to start making enough money to support yourself?
Do you need the support of a partner to write?
Do you have to have an agent?
How do you deal with school events?
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| Cartoon: Johnny Ancich |
Does this mean I would recommend that everyone stop blogging? No. I encourage new bloggers, just the way I always have. It’s an excellent way to find expression, discipline, and experience. But if writers already have experience, and they are authors trying to promote themselves and their work, I tell them to steer clear. If they’ve already found themselves sucked into the blogging vortex, I suggest they might want to give it up and begin writing for larger platforms that don’t require reciprocity (an exhausting aspect to blogging and a big drain on the writer’s energy and time). Read the whole thing
I have to exercise now to keep alive and when I'm gasping away in the privacy of my office, I like to listen to Director's Commentaries of my favourite movies.
