You Are What You Write: How to Create Your Author Brand and Build Your Platform with Publishing Credits. That dreaded word: platform. But platform isn’t just social media—it’s everything you put out into the world, including the short pieces you publish while you’re querying agents, finding your publisher, and waiting […]
Show Me the Money: Funding Your Writing Career with Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies. Let’s face it, not everyone can afford to write full-time, to travel for research, or to spend a summer at Walden Pond writing while your friends and family bring you dinner and donuts. It’s hard enough to […]
It Takes a Village: How to Create Your Writing Life and Build Your Writing Career by Finding Your Tribe Writing is a solitary pursuit, but coming out of the shadows to find your writing community is worthwhile. It offers social, health, and career benefits. Having a group of writer friends […]