If You’re Successful, Lots of People Ask for Your Help. Who Deserves It? — Discover

“Today, even before I open my email, my blood pressure spikes thinking of all the requests, problems, and complaints I’m likely to find.” Jane Friedman receives a lot of emails from students, strangers, and aspiring writers — all asking for help and advice. But does she respond? via If You’re Successful, Lots of People Ask for [...]

speed-reading

speed-reading I’ve had a personal speed-reading breakthrough that will really help some writers. It’s impossible to become a decent writer (fiction or nonfiction) without reading a lot of the type of stuff you’re trying to write. We know this at gut level. We’ve heard Stephen King say it: “If you don’t have the time to [...]