Well…. My Own Your Writing Career post for the week is up below this one, and when I saw this video by Ira Glass, I had to add it here. Spend two minutes listening to Ira’s take on the creative process, especially at the beginning of one’s creative work. Well worth it. Write on, people!!
Author Archives: J.R. Pearse Nelson
Own Your Writing Career: Make Every 10 Minute Block Count
Yes, you read that correctly. One of my main success tips for not losing your mind with all of the teensy-weensy to-do items an author maintains is to ensure you’re making the most of each ten-minute time slot you have in the day. We each waste many ten-minute blocks of time each day. Of course […]
My Favorite Baby Gift – Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Baby Purees
I recently attended a baby shower for a pair of great friends I’ve known for more than a decade. I wouldn’t have struggled to choose a gift for this wonderful couple, no matter what. They’re just the best. But I didn’t even have to think about it. I knew what I wanted these two to […]
Own Your Writing Career: Embracing the Long Game
At the end of my last post, I touched on the fact that you won’t make money with your writing for some time after you start. Likely for at least a few years after publishing your first book. If you do, you have struck gold — but that’s no way to plan to make a […]
Own Your Writing Career: Always Looking Forward
In my last post I talked about planning, and a little about what works for me. Along with a clear plan, that includes a structured schedule for writing/editing/publication, and goals for six months, one year out, and five years out, as a writer setting out on this journey, you must adapt to a spirit of […]
Own Your Writing Career: Always Planning
My last post was about always learning as a writer and as an author. You’ll find the sources that resonate with you. When you do, listen to their advice. I don’t mean to blindly accept their advice. We’re all individuals — each of us has constraints, each of us has areas of expertise and interest […]
Own Your Writing Career: Always Learning
I did a lot of studying in 2014. When I’m uncomfortable, I tend to study. I eat away at the edges of whatever’s bugging me, until I get it, and I can move the heck on. For much of 2014, I felt behind on indie author trends, behind on success, whatever that means. Behind on […]
Bollywood Style Giveaway – January 19th-23rd!
Let me give a shout out and warm welcome to Sonali Dev and Susan Kaye Quinn, who are here with a Bollywood Style Giveaway! Romance and Intrigue: Bollywood Style Giveaway Something Bollywood Going On Here Sonali Dev and Susan Kaye Quinn met in a most unusual place: Library Journal’s Top 10 E-Romance List for 2014. […]
New Series Reveal — Complete with Covers!!
I have been holding tight to a secret project since mid-2014 when it began to take over my brain, so today it’s super exciting to get to announce this new series! Water Rites — my YA contemporary fantasy love affair with the sea! *grin*The first book comes out March 9th, and you can already pre-order […]
Own Your Writing Career: My Writer Path
As I said in my last post in the Own Your Writing Career series, each writer has their own path. We all have different lives and commitments and goals … there is no single path to writing prosperity. Especially in this brightest of times for writers. There is no one path. Don’t waste too much […]
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