Write for a living

Supporting the writing habit

May 20, 2009

I’m not exactly racking in the dough writing this book full time. Hopefully I’ll make a little cash when it’s finally published, but for now my annual income is, well, nada. This is the first time since graduate school that I don’t have a salary. For the last few years, I worked my dream job […]

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Don't be an amateur

April 20, 2009

I bring you: Ten Common Mistakes that dismiss you as an amateur, from Holt Uncensored, a blog about the book industry (via literary agent Nathan Branford’s blog). The following is a list I'll be referring to people *before* they submit anything in writing to anybody (me, agent, publisher, your mom, your boss). From email messages […]

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