March 2006 Archives
Good Advice
We all have our heroes and role models. Sometimes they guide us to be like them, and sometimes inspire us to do thing differently. My greatest professional rolemodel was Margaret-Anne Huffman, the aunt of an old friend. She was a career journalist and wrote dozens of inspirational books.
She passed away from cervical cancer several years ago, but before she left I was gifted some of solid advice:
Join a writer’s group Write everyday Find publisher who publishes the type of material you write and send for their writer’s guidelines Above all- write everyday
I wish I could have shared my successes with her, but when she passed away I had not yet had the courage to do more than scribble a little.
MA – I hope you’re proud of me!
Writing & Editing Job Lists
A friend of a friend is in a tough place. If rumor is accurate she’s a blooded magazine editor now looking for work. So I offer my wee help, in the form of this list.
Starting From Scratch
I have no work ethic. I have prioritized my writing below my marriage and making money. I’m to tired after “Work” to actually work on what I love. Finding balance is something that I seem to be doing over every few months.
I wonder if the level of crisis in my life is normal? It seems like the world falls apart at least one time every six months. This year it was 3 times in 3 months and now I’m hardly able to see straight, let alone think creativly.
I’m trying to start with baby steps beginning next week. I am commited to writing 200 words of fiction every week in addition to whatever homework I might be doing. It’s a pathetic little number, I know, but I’m really watching the number of commitments that I have in the air right now. Work just increased my hours again, my husband is overwrought with the stress of his father’s estate, and I’m about to lose it because we’re not sure where we’ll be living next month. The added stress on “Real” writing requirements might just kill me.
Oh, and for the record I hate being fragile.
