I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I think I'm ready to say it. I am tired of writing for no money. Somewhere along the line, not paying writers for their work has become commonplace in the literary world. I, for one, am tired of not getting paid. It's the same mentality… Continue reading No Pay, No Play

For the first handful of years as a writer, I dreaded rejection letters. Every letter I got, I would keep, as a reminder to myself to do better, and would file them away in an ever-growing pile. My office wasn't the cheeriest of places, and I got discouraged. Now, I see them as an opportunity.… Continue reading The Real Value of Rejection