quit your day job

  • You know what would be really nice? If the world could just stop when we’re about to put a new book out, so that we can get everything done nice and neat and on schedule. Wouldn’t that be fantastic? Unfortunately, that’s not at all how the world works, and it’s going to be when you…

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  • The One O’Clock Lull.

    I don’t know exactly what it is, but one thing I’ve definitively concluded since I started working from home is that I’m a morning person, and my productivity seems to completely drop off or need to be altered by about one o’clock. It’s almost like clockwork; I get up at either six or seven (depending…

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  • Consumed.

    I have become consumed by my writing. For the most part, this is a good thing. An excellent thing. This is the reason why I quit my job, so that I could once again be infused with the passion of creating that I used to have, that has gotten buried under the minutiae of a…

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  • Author Quotes: Burroughs.

    “If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred,you have the odds in your favor.” Edgar Rice Burroughs Now that I’m officially a Full-Time Author, the time has come to get back to focusing on producing more content. This is easily my biggest challenge with writing. I’m a good writer,…

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  • Anyone who knows me well knows that I have difficulty being patient, especially once I’ve decided something and I’m looking forward to do it. The countdown has started for my last days as someone with a “Real Job,” about to embark on being the full-time self-employed writer of my dreams. These next four days feel…

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