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There actually is a submission and acceptance process in order to get published. I appreciate that may not be clear until you get through to the writers desk part of the website, (where the submission process is laid out in detail.) This is an...

Hi @brendancody I had a look, and whilst it's visually appealing, and I admire your effort, I don't think this is for me. Am I correct in thinking there is no submission/acceptance or editorial process? That's a red flag for me. It's not...

It’s hard for me to believe, but it’s been over a decade since I joined the Litopia Colony. I’ve been dormant in recent years, though. Like many who love writing, I found it difficult to make work as more than a side-line. Bills had to be paid...

I think it's fair to say most of us dream of living off our writing, and dreams are healthy, but to write a book is hard work, to market a book is harder still, and to resonate with readers who give you the buzz of word of mouth that's like...

@Sarit - good for you! Go for it. Fully support that. I am going to query for a while. I just want to try. I don't feel like I'm begging. I feel like I'm looking for the right fit. I may change my mind later and self-pub. It's fantastic that...

No, just an observation. She's a practising physician. Her best-selling fiction writing is a second job.

There actually is a submission and acceptance process in order to get published. I appreciate that may not be clear until you get through to the writers desk part of the website, (where the submission process is laid out in detail.) This is an...

@Sedayne Was the Freida McFadden part supposed to be a link? Thank you all for your input! :) I'm thinking now that the best solution would be to be a part-time author and work part-time in something else. (I already have an editing/ghost...

I think it's fair to say most of us dream of living off our writing, and dreams are healthy, but to write a book is hard work, to market a book is harder still, and to resonate with readers who give you the buzz of word of mouth that's like...

From Shakespeare to Brendan Sanderson it boils down to this. Do this and Bobs Your Uncle. I'd say we all would love to be able to make a living from writing, but have come to accept that probably won't happen. I support 13 Spanish Mustangs. We...

Not many writers can make a full time job out of fiction writing. Nice work if you can get it. Many successful authors need other income streams - teaching, editing, ghost-writing for famous people - or other professions altogether. Even for...

@Sarit - good for you! Go for it. Fully support that. I am going to query for a while. I just want to try. I don't feel like I'm begging. I feel like I'm looking for the right fit. I may change my mind later and self-pub. It's fantastic that...

Sorry I've been MIA these last few months, I've been deep in the self-pub trenches (and still am). And just coming up for air a little here is my hot take: Stop querying. Stop submitting. Stop begging. Stop waiting. Just publish the damn book...

I write/have written quite a few short stories and so far have published about 30 of them since 2019. Nine so far have been shortlisted for or won awards. I'll always advocate for writing short stories as doing so for me has done wonders for my...

From Shakespeare to Brendan Sanderson it boils down to this. Do this and Bobs Your Uncle. I'd say we all would love to be able to make a living from writing, but have come to accept that probably won't happen. I support 13 Spanish Mustangs. We...