What I learned this week
Sometimes, surprise yourself.
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Don’t miss more Conversations with Jessica! And some great articles from around the internet: 1. Why you shouldn’t worry about people stealing your ideas. 2. Self-editing tips. 3. Seth Godin on shipping versus rushing. 4. Research on getting things done. 5. Query letters that worked. If you see other great information…
On what to do when you get there
“No horizon perceived by human eyes is ever the shore, because beyond that horizon is another.” —Flaubert If you’re like me, you’re accustomed to setting goals and achieving them, and you know all the rules, that your goals have to be Specific, and Measurable, and Achievable, and Relevant, and Timed, or some iteration of that,…
On growing your writing career
In my inbox: I was recently asked a question on how to continue a writing career that has gotten off to a promising start. You can’t throw a rock without hitting someone who has written a book on how to break into publishing, but maintaining a writing career? Being a mid-career writer? Being a midlist…
On the pleasures of hobbies
My friend Marilyn, at Simmer Till Done, told me a story from her culinary school days that has stuck with me for months. Her instructor used to say to those who didn’t work quickly and efficiently, “you scrape the bowl like a housewife.” That line made me laugh when I first heard it and it…
On shifting your perspective
For a couple of years, I have been really frustrated with the fact that I wake up several times every night. Usually I go back to sleep pretty quickly, but other times I don’t. So this was a source of some annoyance, a thing I thought I needed to fix. (If you’ve been following along,…
How to: Asking random strangers for information
I’ve been on the receiving end of a lot of requests for information in my time, almost always having to do with martial arts or writing, and for the most part I’m happy to help. I’d be a little disappointed if all of my efforts as a writer led to echoing silence. But sometimes I…