In last week’s post, “Mixed Blessings of the Internet,” I worried about the time I spend on social media versus the novel-in-progress. Despite the commiserating in the comments section of my blog and on several related posts around the blogosphere last week (see Patrick Ross’s excellent roundup here), you might be surprised by my conclusions….
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Note: A different/shorter version of this essay appeared as a guest post on the writing blog, Write it Sideways, in April 2010. It’s been extensively expanded and updated! Have you become an agent-search addict instead of a novelist? If you recognize yourself in the following scenario, then you need help. You spent two years writing…
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Today I’m snark-free. Today I’m completely vulnerable as I admit how much I’ve stood in the way of my career goals. My goal is to publish a novel. Some of my activities suggest I’ll get there, some don’t. I’ll start with the things I’m doing well. If the first step towards reaching a goal is…
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