How do you stay healthy while writing? It’s not easy. I’m a full-time health and wellness writer and even I struggle with it. There’s no doubt that spending a lot of time at the computer—which most writers do—is horrible for your health. It leads to all sorts of problems, includingContinue Reading
I am by nature an eternally optimistic person, and I believe this has served me well as an author. That optimism, combined with my dogged determination to finish things I’ve started, seems to be the perfect storm for getting books written. So while I have had my low points asContinue Reading
I have a thick skin. Having a large family can give you that! That doesn’t mean I don’t get upset. I do. I’m crushed every time I get a rejection but…I give myself a very short grace period to be hurt, and then I do the proverbial “get up andContinue Reading
Being in any of the arts—writing, theatre, painting, dance—is not for the timid. Because of the nature of the work, these pursuits are among the lowest paid unless you become a star in the field. So, emotionally, I didn’t consider making writing an occupation until I retired early from myContinue Reading
My biggest emotional challenge is balancing writing with promotion. And frankly, I often feel it’s a challenge I’m not mastering. I find it difficult to carve out the time to write when I’m in the midst of promoting a book. I admire writers who seem to manage it all soContinue Reading
I started writing when I was a child to create different “adventurous, exciting worlds” for myself. However, I could never have earned enough to make a living from fiction, so for decades I found work writing for newspapers, magazines, TV, and as an attorney—in jobs which I loved, and whereContinue Reading
Being sedentary for so long [is the biggest physical challenge of being a writer]. Not getting enough exercise. And posture/eyesight—it’s so easy for me to forget re-adjusting them every so often. I’m in the process of trying to lose weight that I gained the last several years. So the “sedentary”Continue Reading