How To Be A Writer
[ 14 January 2008 ]
“My dream and the only thing I’ve ever really been in interested in is being a writer. Many many people have tried to discourage me from doing this, but it’s my passion! I was wondering if you had any advice?”
Those of us who want to making a living from the arts often come up against opposition. “You’ll starve!”, your parents cry. “You’ll be miserable!”, your grandmother warns. “No one ever makes a living from that“, your guidance counsellor cautions. While all of this can be intensely demotivating — hell, sometimes it’s enough to push us into law school! — there is something important that we need to consider when anyone tells us we can’t or shouldn’t do something.
When people talk to us, they are speaking from their belief system. They can’t help it, that’s just what happens, & none of us are immune. Whenever I write an article, I, too, am writing based on my beliefs & experiences. I suppose the problem is that all of us, in some area, have beliefs that are destructive, untrue or just plain wacky. Some people think that everyone is out to hurt them. Others believe that working an awful job under a tyrannical manager is the only way to earn a living. Some have the idea that life is a graceless series of embarrassments. You get my drift.
When we listen to what people say, we often do so in an unbiased manner. We take their words at face value. If someone you respect tells you that writers never make any money, that artists always live in rat-infested hovels, or that musicians at age 45 look back at their life & feel ashamed, it can be easy to believe them. Everything else they say makes sense, so why shouldn’t that?
Really, if someone had told me five years ago that I would soon be making a living from taking pictures of myself, dressing up & receiving amazing emails all the time, I would have laughed. Five years ago I was locked into the reality of working a miserable job & feeling like that was the only way. But the point is that the world is changing, faster than we think it is. Opportunities are spinning our way all the time. It’s up to us whether we act on them, or even see them in the first place. We can choose to live a life that scares & delights us, or we can choose to allow someone else’s view of the world to control us.
It is true that it is more difficult to “make a living” writing than it is to “make a living” by going to an office every day. As a writer, you are in charge of yourself. You will require discipline, passion & drive, as well as a willingness to put yourself out there, repeatedly, regardless of the knock-backs you might receive. You will receive your money in small dribbles at unusual times, & you will need to work out how to manage it so that you can live properly without fishing for coins in the couch for the last two weeks of the month. Going to work in an office is much easier — all you need is a bus pass, & as long as it looks like you’re working, you will probably be paid pretty regularly. But you have to ask yourself, is it worth it? If your passion is elsewhere, I encourage you to follow that.
A lot of people play it safe & work a regular job while churning out freelance pieces in their spare time. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this — in fact, I did it myself for years! I used to write for magazines in New Zealand, & it was a lot of fun. The pay wasn’t much (50 cents a word, I think), but seeing my name in print totally did it for me, & years later, one of the articles I wrote is required reading for a university paper.
There are plenty of ways to make money from writing, some of which include selling your soul, though not all. You can dabble in journalism, copywriting, write scripts & jingles, sell short stories, run a blog, write a novel or become a columnist. You can write movie reviews, recipes or crosswords. You might like to take up editing for fun & profit. You can do all of these or a combination or just one.
I think that the best thing to do, if you want to be a writer, is decide that you are one. Even if it’s not what you do eight hours a day, give yourself that title. Then devote yourself unrelentingly to your craft. “I have no time” is not an excuse — if something is truly important to you, you make time. So start to make time to write. When I worked in an office, I used to write on the bus on the way to work, on my breaks, on the way home & all evening — & I filled notebooks quickly. It can be done!
Work out what you might like to do. If you want to get into journalism or editing or scriptwriting or novel writing, investigate those areas. Consider taking a course — most universities & even community centres have classes that can help you. Think about it some more. Set yourself some goals. Write. Join your regional writer’s society, go to their events & introduce yourself to people. Buy good pencils or a beautiful typewriter. Put your writing online somewhere. Practise, practise, practise. Buy a dictionary. Write. Read a thesaurus. Write. Carry a Moleskine everywhere. Try different styles — write romantic haiku & limericks for your friends. Make notes about people you see. Approach editors & ask them if you could submit an article to their magazine (they always need writers). Find an agent. Meet people who will support you. Work hard. Make time. Write.
In the process of doing this, you will discover a lot about yourself. You will learn what you’re good at, & what needs work. You will become familiar with writer’s block & you’ll find out what kind of music encourages your best writing. You might also find that your writing tastes change. I always used to be a fiction girl, taking scraps of my life & twisting them into something more romantic or glamorous. But now I like to conjure pearls of light & truth, & I don’t have any time or interest in writing stories. So it goes.
If you’re writing full time, it can get a little lonely. I am blessed in that my boyfriend & I both work from home, so we have each other’s company — but it can get a little mind-numbing being alone all day. Get out of the house, go to a cafe, join a club, ride your bike every morning, engage the postman in conversation, sing in the street, read books. Make a schedule for yourself. Wake up early, do your morning pages, have a coffee, & start writing. Write until noon, have a shower, have some lunch, write some more. Go to the library, buy fresh fruit, make dinner, write some notes, go to sleep.
My two favourite books on writing are Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott & Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg. I adore both of them. They are beautifully-written (as you would expect) & are full of writing prompts & superb vignettes. You might also like to flick through The Artist’s Way, The Right To Write & The Writer’s Life, all by Julia Cameron; On Writing by Stephen King; Woman In Front Of The Sun by Judith Ortiz Cofer; 30 Steps to Becoming a Writer by Scott Edelstein; The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide To Staying Out Of The Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman & On Writing Well by William K. Zinsser.
Of course, there are a lot of great resources online, too. Bookmark hack your way out of writer’s block, how to conquer writer’s block — the ultimate guide & 101 ways to brew up a great idea, if you know what’s good for you!
Sometimes our parents & friends try to dissuade us from doing things because they think it will be difficult, & they don’t want to see us in pain. That is considerate but ultimately harmful. It prevents us from growing & learning about the world on our own terms. Sometimes, by trying to protect us, people accidentally crush our dreams or ambitions. But only you know who you are & what is best for you. It is harder to stay true to yourself than it is to take the well-travelled road — but it is miles more satisfying.
Living life on your own terms is the best revenge, but don’t do it out of vengeance — just choose to be unaffected & authentic & true. Dare to make your life your own, to go against the grain, to create your own reality. Spin gold from the words in your head & know that you are contributing, you are helping, you are changing people’s lives.
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala 
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I also recommend “The Writer’s Workbook”, I found it really useful during my creative writ classes!!!!
This is exactly what I needed. I’ve always been writing. Always. My dad constantly discourages me from pursuing writing as a living, and doesn’t have enough faith in my writing…even after I was admitted to a top arts school for creative writing :/ And, ironically, one of the only other things I can think of doing would be to become an attorney like my dad! Haha. But I don’t think I would be happy with that for my entire life. Thanks Gala :) I loved this article, and now I’m feeling like I have much more faith in myself than I did before.
i can’t believe how handy this article came up to me! I’ve always wanted to be a writer since I was little. I have the benefit my mother 100% supports me & keeps nagging me to show my work to someone or enter contests, etc.
my true problem is that there is no way i can convince myself to show it to anyone. the simple idea that it might get public frightens me so much that i keep letting opportunities pass by.
I love how you used a photo of Kalindy =]
I once was given the book “Your Name In Print” by a friend for my birthday, and it’s really good for (obviously) figuring out how to get your work in print. It’s meant for teenagers, but I really think anybody can use it, because it’s a really good guide. From books to magazines, to newspapers, it covers more or less every print media there is and how to break into it.
YOu can find it on Amazon, and it’s by Timothy Harper.
Wow Gala you always hit the nail right on the spot…
There is one profoundly obvious thing I found when searching for motivation to continue the novel I am writing.
“Writer’s Write”
There is the difference between those that want to and those that do. So just write and if you have the passion it will come easily despite writers block or no time or any other excuse your mind conjures up.
I highly reccomend On Writing by Stephen King also… that book teaches and motivates.
Go to this site also: How to write a novel in 100 days or less.
http://www.peacecorpswriters.org/pages/depts/resources/resour_writers/100daysbook/bk100da.html
Great motivation to keep a writer going no matter what they are writing. Gala maybe you could include this in the weeks carousel!
:D
xx
-Kitty
I think most people discourage because they can’t envision being willing to risk all for that personal goal. But that is because it is not their goal. It’s yours and only you know what you are willing to risk it all for. I have this philosophy that if the only real thing keeping me from doing something (like when we moved to another state without never having visited it) was fear then I HAD to do it. You can always start over.
Especially when you are young you should follow your passions and your dreams. In looking back I made a choice that let led me to my current career path which, while enjoyable at times, was not the “dream” job I had for most of my life. I can’t say that I regret it since the path I took brought me to my husband and the life I lead today but there is a parallel universe me that would have had a completely different life.
Would I have been happier? It’s hard to say but would I have had a job I was passionate about? Heck yeah!
You never know until later how your choices now will determine where you end up tomorrow, just do what feels good and right and true to you. I’m sure you’ll land in a place of happiness.
Much Luv
Poochie
I also want to be a writer. One of my absolute goals is to write a novel, but I also want to be a journalist.
I just got a job writing the fashion column for a women’s lifestyle website, and I couldn’t be more excited! I never expected to get work as a journalist before I graduated high school, hooray! I had no idea that writing a blog could lead to that kind of thing; at least not when I started it.
But enough gushing. Good advice. I love Bird by Bird, so I’m glad you reccomended it.
Also, anyone interested in writing should check out writing.com. It is an amazing opportunity to see how people respond to your piece, and you can get a lot of advice that way.
Oh Gala, out of all your articles, this one stirred up so much for me.
Since I started to read (at age 3) I’ve adored books, and have always saw myself having a certain affinity for them. Every word to me is a like a different colour for a paint, or a different material for a designer. It has a personality, a character and can be used in an incredible piece of art.
This piece just stirred up that goal of being a writer, that I tried to supress with (seriously) the prospect of law school.
Now, I feel like I’m fully prepared to tackle my life, full of ideas and dreams for my future! I can only hope that my words inspire and drift people into paradise like yours do.
P.S. I’m happy that you mentioned how not everyone has the best advice on everything. I think we’re our own best advice giver too!
I love writing — even though it really wasn’t on my radar a year ago! Overall, it is a great lifestyle, especially since I can write just about anywhere, any time.
I can definitely get lonely, though. My husband spends a lot of time away from home, so a lot of times it’s just me and our four cats. I graduated college a year ago and, even though I’m not a very social person, I got so lonely that I decided to go back! Now I’m just taking a few fun classes at the community college. It’s great because I get to hang out with people, learn, and get inspiration for my writing.
Of course, it does take a while to make a living at it — and a lot of hard work. That doesn’t mean that it’s not worth it, though : D
Thank you, thank you for this – Whilst I am not a writer, I have returned to NZ from the UK to pursue art fulltime and am struggling a bit with people giving their unwanted and discouraging opinions on the matter!
I’ll certainly come back to this for a pick me up.
Thank you for your brilliance, Gala.
Growing up, my mind was always set on having a career in art. (Q: What do you want to be when you grow up? my constant A: An artist!!)I was dissuaded from my path exactly how you described it… enough to believe I could never make a good living unless I became a doctor. It’s not what I want to do, and pushing through it has been rough and damaging to my creativity. I’m hoping to take a step back from doing what I don’t want to do and hopefully rediscover what I used to have!
i always felt sorry for my parents, they never once told me and my brother not to persue what we want, but whilst all their friends can boast about their kids going into medicine/law/accounting, they have a son doing acting and a daughter doing creative writing for uni.
oh well, i enjoy it :)
i love kalindy’s photos, they’re always so beautiful!
Writing is my passion & you plus an article about writing equals amazing. It is true that people always discourage me from it, so thank you for inspiring me.
I wish I had all this drive and vocation as you and the questioning girl have :( I have no idea what I like-I mean apart from random stuff-or what I would want to do…I’m in the university only because I know I’m very intelligent (I say this with humility haha), so I guess I should be studying…something (I’ll start laws on march). But I have no clue if I’ll stay there or leave as I did with sociology. Sometimes I think that, eventhough I have the mental resources, I’m not made for a professional degree…I guess I’m too young yet to find out.
Well, great article as always Miss Gala :) great pic too.
I agree with you entirely, Gala! I’m still in high school, so I’m not officially anything but a student right now. But you know what? I know, deep down, that I am a writer.
It doesn’t happen overnight. All the advice I can offer those who want to be writers is this: write. That’s all there is. Can you think of other fields where all you need to do to enter them is pursue your passion?
Write about everything. My best friend’s stubble, my lunch, the homeless man outside the shopping mall, depression, the subway, sexy dreams, the particular yellow of my brother’s hair — the possibilities are endless. Once you force yourself to write as much as you can, no matter how terrible your work turns out to be, you’ll start to see and think like a writer.
I see the world in words, in colorful adjectives and poetic phrases and verbs that make my head spin.
You can, too. Just write!
This came at just the right time for me. I’ve been contemplating going overseas for sometimes now and freelancing with magazines to earn some extra cash but wasn’t sure whether this was viable or not. I must admit, I’m still not entirely sure but I think I’ll do it anyway. I’ve written all my life but never thought I was a writer; i suppose I am if I think I am! Thankyou as always for providing useful articles with a touch of sparkle that makes them so fun to read! Kiss kiss, Kat.
Ooh Gala! You so Awesommme!! Tee hee – I went to law school too! But my passion refused to be contained. (Although at least 4 of my favourite people ARE lawyers – no disrespect intended!)
What articles? What magazines? WHAT VARSITY PAPER?? (stalk-stalk-stalk) ;-)
excellent advice! A+
Excellent article, Gala. Thanks! :) I think my parents have finally come to accept that writing is all I want to do for a living. As a child, they, erm, ‘encouraged’ me to pursue a career other than writing, but I’ve been quite adamant about things. I’m now taking creative writing courses at my university.
Another thing potential writers could do is read author/agent/editor blogs. My favourite one, Miss Snark, closed down, but it’s archived here: http://misssnark.blogspot.com/ & she’s got a ton of links to other professionals. A great blog for screenwriting tips is http://www.janeespenson.com/ — Jane Espenson wrote for Buffy, Firefly, Angel, & Battlestar Galactica, among others, & set up her blog especially to dispense useful advice.
Joining a writer’s group would be a good idea as well. These are groups that read & critique each other’s works. Just remember that constructive criticism is meant to improve your stuff & not as a personal attack! & of course there’s always writer’s workshops, which are similar to writer’s groups but tend to have professionals leading them.
If you’re at that stage where you’re looking for an agent or editor, you might want to check out Writer Beware: http://www.sfwa.org/beware/. They keep an extensive list of fraudulent agents, editors, etc.
The internet is a great resource for information if you know where to look. :)
Wonderful article, Gala! I absolutely adore the fact that one of your freelance articles is now required university reading, heeee!
As for recommended reading…
I love “Reading Like a Writer: A Guide For People Who Love Books and For Those Who Want To Write Them” by Francine Prose. Despite its title, it has a good bit about writing (or rather, how it cannot be taught so much as learned), and it’s SO ENTERTAINING; it’s like having coffee with a very talkative comically-confident best friend.
weily – I saw that in the bookstore today and almost bought it! I think I’ll return sometime soon and get it.
Excellent advice Gala!! Another fabulous book is Margaret Atwood’s ‘A writer on writing’. It is very lovely and poetic. She speaks of the characters that walk around in your head until their story is told :-)
Just loved this article, Gala. I’m still in the throes of my thesis write up and I’m having to write around 5000 words a week at the moment. I know that many will probably think that being an academic does not equal being a writer, but one of the central activities that defines academics is writing. We’re expected to publish often, and we have to defend that writing constantly. It’s pretty tough, and you have to develop thick skin. But rejection and criticism will always be hard to take, I think, and negative words always stay with you for longer than the positive. Also, when you’re at the point I’m at now, of an intensive writing schedule, or you’re on a writing sabbatical, it does get lonely. You have to make a point of socialising and finding like-minded souls. But you know, after saying all that, nothing beats turning out a perfectly phrased sentence that surprises and delights its reader. Or the buzz of seeing your name in print. Or the satisfaction of meeting a deadline and meeting it with writing that you’re proud of. Or the feeling of doing what you were born to do. Makes it all worth while! Follow your dreams. It’s the only way to find true happiness.
“one of the articles I wrote is required reading for a university paper”.
I vaguely (I’m getting old, my memory ain’t what it used to be!) remember you writing for a certain New Zealand lifestyle magazine & getting one article published that I found altogether very good – was it about reality TV or something? Is that one?
Somebody told me I was a “born blogger” a few weeks back. I thought that was entirely amusing & took it as a compliment even if I’m not sure I see how they came to that conclusion!
Anyways, YAY for writers! Follow your dreams & fill the world with beautiful words! :) xox
I have that poster in my dorm room! YAY!
Felicity — Yes, certain NZ magazine, & yes it was about reality television! Your memory is awesome, haha. I don’t know how you’re NOT blogging — you should start one! Or at least reinstate your journal!
Saxy — SARK is a peach!
Like woah! My memory IS awesome, haha! Well, funny you should say that because I both (a) reinstated a livejournal & (b) bought a domain & installed WordPress there just before the new year & am toying with those options at present. Watch this space young lady. ;) xo
If you don’t like all the God in “The Artist’s Way”, or just want some more practical exercises, I recommend “Becoming a Writer” by Dorothea Brande. It was a big influence on “The Artist’s Way”, as you can tell if you read both! Brande isn’t as gentle though, at one point she says something to the effect of “If you’re not going to do this, give up, you’re not going to be a writer”. The lady doesn’t take no shit.
Also “Delighting the Heart” and “Taking Reality ny Surprise” both edited by Susan Sellers are two really good collections of essays about the different facets of writing. “Delighting the Heart” is more about individual writer’s ways of working and writing lives, whilst “Taking Reality by Surprise” is more about practical writing and exercises. They’re both great and one of my creative writing teachers is always raving about “Taking Reality by Surprise”!
* “takes no shit”, not “doesn’t take no shit”. Argh! Double negatives!
that was brilliant!! nearly made me cry, i’m so emo lately!
i love the dress in the photo. it reminds me of something my mother wore when i was little though hers was floor length.
Beautifully written piece, Gala! And I am sure it will help loads of people. Well done :)
Elizabeth – do buy it! It is really that loveable. :)
this is what i need :)
i always wnated to be a writer, here i found tht’s a dream for many people, maybe i dont really have the talent or the imagination to be one, but at least i know i could just do it for me… in fact, i should stop saying i dont have talent!
last night i was thinking about all the things i want in the future for me, writing is one of those things, so i wll start with morning pages!! love the idea:)
(sorry bout my english gala)
and thank you!!!! :*
This is awesome inspiration Gala! Just what I need to hear right now, thank you!
I’m printing this and shoving it in my moleskine. Thanks so much, especially for the book links…I think I’m going to pick some up from the library today after class. :D
But Gala!
I want to be writer.
I mean, I am a writer.
How did you know?! (Hehe, I can now pat myself on the back for reading iCiNG as procrastination.) But right now I need to get back to the writing, ahaha. Thank you!
I don’t know if there’s anything like this in the rest of the world but two writers in Sweden just started a site (http://www.vulkan.se) where you can publish your own book for free. Your simply upload your piece and they make copies as soon as someone order it. I think it’s fantastic and I really hope there’s similar sites all over the world. So if you have dreams of publishing your own novel, cook book or your collection of poems; look for something similar, or simply move to Sweden. ;)
One thing I struggle with as a student and writer is the isolation. When I’m not in class, I’m studying. When I’m not studying, I’m writing.
Your cheery scheduling idea makes a writer’s life look charming rather than lonely. Thanks, Gala!
Heya Gala!
I’ve been reading your blog for a fair time now, I always find it inspiring – it may just be a coincidence, but I’ve been so happy and content ever since I started doing so!
Annnnyhoo. I thought you might like to know that I have always adored writing- but in the past 2 years I have become so lazy – I’ve ‘dumbed’myself down for stupid, juvenile reasons, but now I’m starting to crack out of that way of thinking and I want to learn and grow. I’ve started writing again, it takes more effort than it used to, sure, but it is getting easier every day.
I’m super-excited at the prospect of the short story that I am going to start writing on my way to the bus-stop today – it’s not about you but it sure is dedicated to you!
Thank you Gala! I’ve been reading your blog for a little bit now, and it’s always a nice thing in my day (a bit like a cupcake, but without me having to worry about eating too much of it!)
I’m looking at trying to make my living writing in the near future (developing my plan before I jump right in), and this article felt kind of like a little cosmic nudge to keep moving down the path. So…yeah!
:)
I agree that it is very damaging for a parent or any other adult to tell you that what you want to be is not practical, or to “be realistic.” I had this, and now I am completely lost in terms of what I want to BE…when I was growing up it was always an artist, or musician, writer…and I was always told the same thing. I don’t know what I want now, and I’m sure it’s because of all that crap.
I still do what I want regardless of negative feedback (which I still get if I mention wanting to do something) but no matter how old you are, it’s still very hard to not have positive support from family. It’s worse that they don’t realize what they’re doing.
If and when I have kids, I will wholeheartedly encourage anything they want to do (as long as it’s not damaging or harmful to others!)
Great article.
This is such a FANTASTIC article.
I’ve wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember, and I’m a firm believer in the philosophy that if you want something enough, you should pursue it. I’ve been blessed with amazingly supportive parents and teachers, so I have never really had to deal with people questioning my dream of being a writer, but the issue of how I’m going to support myself obviously came up- Gala’s absolutely right about the money part.
I found goal-setting to be invaluable here. I asked myself what I would like my dream life to be like (centred around writing and having a rewarding career and active creative life, whilst making enough money to live in a district I love), and then worked backwards from that, coming up with steps that would take me towards that ultimate goal (such as saving money, submitting my work to magazines, working on a full-length collection of poems). This took away a lot of the uncertainty and fear about how on earth I’d support myself once I was out of university. So, the advice I’d give to anyone wanting to be a writer is to work out where you want to be, work out how you’re going to get there, and then go for it. :)
Gala, thank you, this is inspirational stuff, and to the person who originally asked the question, I wish you all the best for your future career!
Great article, Gala!
Here is my writing inspiration, captured by poet Charles Bukowski:
so you want to be a writer?
so you want to be a writer?
if it doesn’t come bursting out of you
in spite of everything,
don’t do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your
heart and your mind and your mouth
and your gut,
don’t do it.
if you have to sit for hours
staring at your computer screen
or hunched over your
typewriter
searching for words,
don’t do it.
if you’re doing it for money or
fame,
don’t do it.
if you’re doing it because you want
women in your bed,
don’t do it.
if you have to sit there and
rewrite it again and again,
don’t do it.
if it’s hard work just thinking about doing it,
don’t do it.
if you’re trying to write like somebody
else,
forget about it.
if you have to wait for it to roar out of
you,
then wait patiently.
if it never does roar out of you,
do something else.
if you first have to read it to your wife
or your girlfriend or your boyfriend
or your parents or to anybody at all,
you’re not ready.
don’t be like so many writers,
don’t be like so many thousands of
people who call themselves writers,
don’t be dull and boring and
pretentious, don’t be consumed with self-
love.
the libraries of the world have
yawned themselves to
sleep
over your kind.
don’t add to that.
don’t do it.
unless it comes out of
your soul like a rocket,
unless being still would
drive you to madness or
suicide or murder,
don’t do it.
unless the sun inside you is
burning your gut,
don’t do it.
when it is truly time,
and if you have been chosen,
it will do it by
itself and it will keep on doing it
until you die or it dies in
you.
there is no other way.
and there never was.
Iby- “if you have to sit for hours
staring at your computer screen
or hunched over your
typewriter
searching for words…” -surely pretty much every writer experiences that?
Try Bill Manhires ‘Mutes and Earthquakes’
(his book based on the Bill Manhire creative writing course in NZ)
Gala, you are seriously reading my mail. I was just about to email you and ask you how I can become a better writer. Then I see this article in my feed reader.
I am halfway through ‘Writing Down the Bones’ and I love it! I have started writing in my journal without fear of what people think.
I am a blogger and one thing that helped me become a better blogger was participating in NaBloPoMo in November on my personal site. Writing everyday really helped blogging come easy.
I also just entered a writing contest. Even if I don’t win, it was good to have a deadline and get more practice.
Thanks for the encouragement to do what you love, despite what folks say. My husband just quit his day job to go full-time in his freelance business. I am a stay-at-home mom. Our friends think we are nuts, but we love our lives and have freedom to work from anywhere!
What an uplifting reminder!!! I was right about what I wanted.
Thanks for your wise words. I am working on making time to write, because I need to do it and it makes me happy. By the way, my friend and writing teacher. Laurie Lathem just wrote a guide to getting a book agent at:
http://www.work.com/getting-a-book-agent-3125/
Gala, this is wonderful!
I only started realizing late last year that I couldn’t spend a day without writing — whether it was blogging, writing a journal entry, writing a letter, or writing an article for work.
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