Yogis I have loved
When Mr. Gooddirt and I went to our first-ever yoga class in Chicago in the mid-2000s, we only knew a little bit of what to expect. We hoped it would change us from being tight-hamstringed runners and cyclists into better…
New Year’s Eve in Morro Bay
I met some people over the two days and a night we were in Morro Bay. Well. That’s not entirely true. I met one person. Watched another from afar. And found an item that helped me to write the first…
Measuring your career and profitability: Live-blogging _The Business of Being a Writer_
This is Part 15 of a multiple-part live-blog of Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer. Parts 1-14 can be found here. Writer and editor Jane Friedman believes writing can be a career, and her latest book, The Business of Being a…
Shade Mountain Press, on Small Presses: Live-Blogging The Business of Being a Writer
This is Part 7 of a multiple-part live-blog of Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer. Parts 1-6 can be found here. Writer and editor Jane Friedman believes writing can be a career, and her latest book, The Business of Being a…
On Word Count: Live-Blogging _The Business of Being a Writer_
This is Part 6 of a multiple-part live-blog of Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer. Parts 1-5 can be found here. Writer and editor Jane Friedman believes writing can be a career, and her latest book, The Business of Being a…
On Branding: Live-Blogging _The Business of Being a Writer_
This is Part 5 of a multiple-part live-blog of Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer. Parts 1-4 can be found here. Writer and editor Jane Friedman believes writing can be a career, and her latest book, The Business of Being a…
On “Content,” and Writer as Artisan: Live-Blogging _The Business of Being a Writer._
This is Part 4 of a multiple-part live-blog of Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer. Parts 1, 2, and 3, on networking, “Good luck,” and MFAs, respectively, are here. Writer and editor Jane Friedman believes writing can be a career,…
On MFA Programs: Live-Blogging Jane Friedman’s _The Business of Being a Writer_
This is Part 3 of a multiple-part live-blog of Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer. Parts 1 and 2, on networking and the concept of “Good luck,” respectively, are here. Writer and editor Jane Friedman believes writing can be…
On “Good Luck”: Live-Blogging Jane Friedman’s _The Business of Being a Writer_
This is Part 2 of a multiple-part live-blog of Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer. Part 1, on networking, is here. Writer and editor Jane Friedman believes writing can be a career, and her latest book, The Business of…
On Networking: Live-Blogging Jane Friedman’s _The Business of Being a Writer_
I’m a huge fan of making a living off of doing what I love. If this sounds obvious, or cliché, consider that so many writers don’t believe they can earn enough to have a career in writing: It’s a “hobby,”…
