My Salinger Year
So I emailed Mr. Pressfield. I wanted to know the truth about this writing business, what it really took. And he granted me an interview. So, I asked him, “When do you really become a writer? Is it when you get an agent? When you sign your first book contract? When you sell 100,000 copies?” He said it was none of that. The…
Some highlights have been
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
These are fantastic questions, and I have to be honest that I’ve never not had another job in addition to writing fiction. And, so, when I meet someone, I generally just say that I teach, because that’s my 9 to 5 job that pays our bills. It’s not that I don’t think I’m a writer or even feel weird about asserting it, but most people who ask are just... See more
Kevin Wilson • On What Makes a Good Writer with Kevin Wilson
How shall we measure success? It isn’t popularity, money, or critical esteem. Success occurs in the privacy of the soul.