Avoiding Distractions While Working At Home

Thanks for your feedback about my goal-setting column last week.
From Roxanne Nelson, for example:
“I have a business plan, rather than goals. I do a variety of different types of writing, and my business plan has more to do with the amount of money that I want to earn per week, and the areas […]

Dealing With Rejection: Tips For Writers

I don’t care what any writer says, no matter how experienced: Rejection hurts.
Maybe not the soul-wracking agony of Mimi in this week’s strip, but at the very least a small twinge of irritation, a miniscule blow to one’s ego. Unless you’re incredibly lucky, it’s also an inevitable part of the freelance writing life.
Being able to […]

Finding writing inspiration

First of all, thanks to Angela Hoy for giving Will Write For Chocolate a plug in her weekly e-mail newsletter for freelance writers, WritersWeekly.

When I was in my early teens, I used to write fan letters to my favorite authors. In retrospect, I’m surprised at how many wrote back; some of them must […]