The best writing usually comes from personal experience. Doesn’t it? So then, how do you live an AWESOME life worth writing about? As a travel blogger, I constantly ask myself this question. And no matter what type of writing you do, I bet you’ve asked yourself the...
We’ve all felt it. The tightness in the chest. The feeling otherwise known as panic that sets in upon a book’s release. Will anyone buy it? Will people enjoy the stories we’ve poured our hearts into? We want to shout from the rooftops to celebrate releasing our work...
Have you ever reached the end of your workday, only to feel you didn’t have much to show for it? Or do you sometimes find you have a hard time staying focused on your work? Does it seem like you work a lot, but you’re often spinning your wheels, instead of completing...
When you entertain the idea of being a writer, it’s sometimes difficult to know where to begin. If you’ve done something else with your career up to this point, how can you use that experience and expertise to find writing jobs? How can you become a writer? I spoke...
Anyone who maintains an engaging blog knows it’s no easy feat to gain exposure with the right people. But you may be overlooking one powerful tactic to reach the audience you’re looking for. Collaborating with your favorite brands can inspire fresh ideas and introduce...
(This column is excerpted from Chuck’s latest book, Get a Literary Agent.) GIVEAWAY: Chuck is giving away a copy of his book, Get a Literary Agent, to a random commenter. Comment within two weeks to enter! (Must live in the United States or Canada to win.) (Update:...
We don’t talk about money. For all the social advancements I’ve experienced in my brief lifetime, we still don’t talk about money. It’s our everlasting taboo. For the independently employed, that taboo is almost more severe. We juggle clients and assignments and...
Hi! If you’re new to this column: I’m tracking my freelance income every month and sharing it with all of you. This is my third year of public income tracking, and my first year sharing my income with The Write Life. Let’s start with the numbers for January…...
Over the past few years, some people have said the ebook market is taking a turn for the worse. A few major industry reports — like this one from BookStats — have even suggested ebook sales are flattening out or even declining. It’s not great news for...
“What do you mean, you wrote this in 15 minutes?” The woman seated across from me at a writer’s group was waving my novel around like a flag. I’d just been discussing the 15-Minute Writing Method to the group who’d invited me to speak about my second novel, Dark...
