The biggest emotional challenge of being a writer occurred when I was shopping an older draft of my first Skylar Robbins mystery, Skylar Robbins: Secret Agent. It took weeks, even months to hear back from prospective agents, and they hated it when an author submitted simultaneously to more than one.Continue Reading
If you state your goals publicly, you’ll be more likely to achieve them. According to research by the American Society of Training and Development, your chances of actually achieving your goals can be broken down as follows: 10% — You have an idea or a goal 25% — You consciously decide you will achieveContinue Reading
Many times I question myself about why am I doing this because it is a hard business. I don’t ever have writers block because there are so many things to write about that I feel like my brain is working overtime. Many times I will be working on a new ideaContinue Reading
by Chris Patchell Pets for Vets was created to improve the lives of both Veterans and animals by bringing them together in a thoughtful, caring way. Their goal is to give back to the brave servicemen and women who have given everything to our country, while finding homes for deservingContinue Reading
Need some inspiration for a new year of writing? It’s become a yearly tradition here on Writing and Wellness to gather some of the most inspirational, thought-provoking, and encouraging quotes from this years’ author features into one grand end-of-the-year post. If any of the quotes grab you and you wantContinue Reading
by Benjamin Sobieck Six months after I gave up drinking coffee, I started a business selling coffee online. You’re not the only one surprised. At the beginning of 2018, when most people make resolutions for the coming year, I gave up drinking caffeine. This had nothing to do with wantingContinue Reading
Last year around this time, I did a post on my top 10 books for the year. Readers seemed to like it, so I thought I’d try it again. Writers are readers first, after all, and it’s fun to spread the word about books that touched us for one reasonContinue Reading
My career has been as a professor of Art History at universities in the U.S. and Italy. I have a Ph.D. in Renaissance and Classics. I’m also a lecturer at various museums. As a scholar, my writing experiences centered mostly on dry, academic articles about abstruse themes. There is noContinue Reading
Do you sometimes feel invisible—like you’ve worked your tail off at writing for years and still no one is paying any attention? Have you tried a variety of ways to get your work out there, only to find that you’re still basically in the same place—with a handful of fansContinue Reading
Writing is hard work. There is no way around it. As much as I love to write, most of the time it’s a struggle to wrestle the ideas out of my brain and onto the page. Your Writing Must Ring True When I’m into a project, my biggest emotional challengeContinue Reading
Do you remember what you read, or do you find it difficult to recall it later? I love it when master writers quote from other writers. I’ve heard it happen many times, usually when the author is answering questions after a signing or as part of a writer’s workshop. I’veContinue Reading
Writing is a solitary process, ideal for introverts, yet there are few actions more extroverted than baring your soul in a novel and sharing it with the world. I wrote for decades, scribbling into notebooks alone in my room often at odd hours of the night, before making the slightestContinue Reading