Staying motivated on a regular basis is one of the most difficult challenges when you’re a writer. Not only are there a million distractions, including everything shiny on the Internet, your motivation can also take a nosedive when you look at the clock or...
As a freelancer there are a lot of ups and downs. You move from project to project and are always on the lookout for your next client. Corporate writing gigs offer freelancers a way to minimize these ups and downs with a more predictable and reliable income. In a...
With the number of blogs out there, bloggers must do all they can to make theirs the best it can be. The best way to do this is by making sure your blog is not stale or cliché. So many bloggers write about the same topics; being creative makes the difference between...
Move to Detroit and get a free house — just for being a writer. It sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But that’s what Write A House is offering to the lucky winners of its Author-in-Residence award. A new twist on the writer’s residency It’s a new kind of writer’s...
The New Year is upon us! And while lots of writers say they want to improve their craft or build their online platform in 2014, vague goals aren’t enough to really propel yourself forward. Instead, push yourself to set specific deliverables, ones you can actually...
The Write Life has teamed up with Self-Publishing School to create this presentation, “How to Write & Publish Your Book in 90 Days.” In it, you’ll learn how to finish your book in just 30 minutes per day. To sign up for this free training, click...
It’s common knowledge that almost every published book or article emerges from many drafts. However, it remains mysterious how any writer rewrites what probably seemed just right only a short time before. And then does it again. And again. How did Ernest Hemingway,...
Telling other writers that you co-author tends to elicit expressions of both admiration and horror. It’s a reaction that makes me smile, because it’s something I love: the teamwork, conversations, and shared achievements make the co-authoring work I do such an...
Have you found yourself feeling rudderless with your writing? Maybe you’re writing and even publishing regularly but don’t seem to be moving toward any specific destination. Or maybe you can’t even find the motivation to sit down at your desk for more than an...
The image of the novelist as a slightly eccentric individual who likes writing alone in a dark room and avoids interacting with anyone else — even their literary agent — is an image of the past. Modern day fiction writers cannot afford to be like Harper...
