Back in the old days before I was an author, I used to work on computer games, doing art and such. Someone I knew at the time wrote a great article called ‘right sizing your life’. A few of the discussions I’ve seen over the past few days brought the old essay to mind, so …
As you can see by the photo, I’ve got some new friends! We just moved from one apartment to a brand new one. Still in Boston, but it’s a nice change of location for us. We’re in a brick building now, right on the street, instead of high in the sky. And we’ve got cute …
It’s been a slow start to my writing year. I was doing OK for the first few days, but then we hit a snag. The world sorta blew up, and watching that — plus the fallout afterward — took a toll on my writing. The wind out of my sails, I actually ended up with …
Going from a million words in 2020 to 1.8 million words in 2021 is sort of a big jump, and I’ve had a few folks ask “why?” Why bother? Or why jump so big? It’s true that maybe a smaller goal would be easier to accomplish, but that’s not really the point of a challenge, …
Last night I accomplished a goal I\’d set for myself years ago: to complete a million new words in a year. I\’ve come close in the past, even made over 800,000 words in 2019. But I\’ve never crossed the threshold before. The million-word-barrier sat there like it was the twin of the old sound barrier. …
A writer recently asked an interesting question. I’m paraphrasing, but the general idea was this: \”Do you believe that the prerequisite for success as an author is to write X words every year, where X is a very large number?” My answer was: No, I\’d disagree strongly with that statement for several reasons. 1) There …
[et_pb_section admin_label=\”section\”] [et_pb_row admin_label=\”row\”] [et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text admin_label=\”Text\”] We’re about to see another major shakeout in the indie writer world. The first one happened around 2012 through 2013. Two factors contributed. The most obvious was KDP Select, which created a massive surge for writers who participated, at great cost to those who didn\’t. Free books lost …
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EDIT: I\’ve been informed that the debate this post responds to did not start out as civil as it appears now and that John\’s blog article was edited before I read it. I do not in any way condone personal attacks on another author. Aside from being bad form in general, in this case, it\’s …
I had someone ask that question in a Facebook group I\’m in, earlier today. Here was the advice I gave. It\’s not new advice. It\’s old, but still sound and solid. Check it out: The steps haven\’t really changed. They\’re still the same as they were when Michael Anderle took off, a year and a …
Also known as \”The writing advice I wish I\’d had in 2011.\” I ran into someone on a Facebook group today, asking for help. This person had a bunch of books out, and none of them were selling. I went and analyzed the writer\’s work, and recognized a familiar set of problems. The writer was …
