Tag: Books

So what if I don’t get rich as a writer?

“Don’t be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value.” American playwright and screenwriter, Arthur Miller, was born on this day in 1915 (died 2005). Well, sure. But could it at least pay the mortgage on the beach house? There are writers who make their living from the keyboard. …

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Well, that’s a little embarrassing…

  If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut. American author and screenwriter, Stephen King, was born on this day in 1947. I went online yesterday morning to …

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