Elevator Pitch. If you’re any kind of serious about getting traditionally published, or if you listen to writing podcasts, or if you hang out with writers or writing communities, you’ve heard about the “Elevator pitch”. It’s almost unavoidable. But, if you’ve somehow managed to avoid hearing about the elevator pitch* let me wrap a definition …
I have a confession to make… I did not write 5000 words today. I didn’t write 2500 words today. Didn’t even get close. I edited a chapter, it took me – probably – longer than it should have because I’ve got a cold-thing that has half of my head feeling like it’s been packed with …
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Maybe you’ve heard this before: 80 percent of success is showing up. I tried to track down who it was that originally said that and the closest I could get was a quote from Woody Allen, but he was talking about life. I agree with the quote, but what, exactly does “Showing up” mean? On the …