How Not to be a Butt-Hole in Real Life and on the Page
carriejonesbooks So building a sympathetic character on the page is a lot like being a sympathetic character in real life. This sympathetic character is basically the opposite of a butt-hole. There’s…
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Someone was sleeping outside her tent right next to her and how to make good writing habits
A lot of writers that I work with have a problem. The problem is that they want to be a writer, but before they come to me? They don’t write.…
Overcoming Negativity Bias & Toilet Rats
Being an author or an artist or almost anyone is about navigating. You have to walk a fine line with criticism and praise, discern what’s real and what’s not, what…
The Spiral of Ick and Quiet Winners: You Don’t Have to Flaunt Yourself to Succeed
Recently, I read an interview with an author who talked about how much children loved her book and how they tell her this. It annoyed me. It may have been…
Shaun went off the rails, but this was supposed to be about how do you sustain a career as an author
This is obviously not the full transcript. You have to listen to hear the full weirdness, but . . . here’s the core. How Do You Sustain a Career as…