Writers, Be Simple
carriejonesbooks We’ve all heard the statistics: Writers take ten years to get their first novel published, on average The average children’s book writer makes 5k a year, if she’s lucky. If…
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Dogs Are Smarter Than People Podcast – First Drafts Suck, But It’s Okay
Hard writer truth time: First drafts suck. Almost everything stinks the first time you do it. That’s because it’s THE FIRST time you do it. But, we tend to expect…
Perfectionists aren’t Perfect
Perfectionists aren’t perfect people. They are almost always miserable people. Seriously. Think about it. There’s no such thing as perfect and if you are constantly trying to achieve perfection? What…
Bright Girls – Don’t Give Up! Stay Shiny
"She found that Bright Girls, when given something to learn that was particularly foreign or complex, were quick to give up; the higher the girls' IQ, the more likely they…
Finding Success Even After You Make Mistakes
So, Carrie’s been thinking a lot about success lately and if you check out her blog you’ll see she’s had a heck of a last two weeks trying to define…