I wish I had more time to read. I know I’m a writer because I loved the worlds I found in books. Books that are award-quality generate ideas and demonstrate craft. So these nominees for the Arthur C. Clarke Award are on my “sci-fi to read” list.
2015 Shortlist Announced | Arthur C. Clarke Award
http://www.clarkeaward.com/previous-awards/shortlists/2015-shortlist-announced/
Tag: creativity
Should I really be writing?
Ever wake up and wonder if you’re really a writer? Do you think it’s time to forget this crazy dream and just get on with your day job? Before you decide, ask yourself what your real passion is.
Two Ways to Clarify Your Professional Passions – HBR
https://hbr.org/2015/03/two-ways-to-clarify-your-professional-passions
To be a pro
These seven tips, not new, are worth a review.
Jennifer Blanchard | The Professional Writer Puzzle: 7 Pieces You Need To Be Successful
http://jenniferblanchard.net/pro-writer-puzzle/
Creativity and pay
Here’s a reflection about creative work and getting paid by an Australian writer and mother. She raises the age-old questions about balancing work and motherhhood, and getting paid for writing. (So you know, HECS is an Australian student loan program and TAFE is a vocational training system.) While she offers no new solutions, sometimes knowing others struggle with the same challenges — including fatherhood — helps.
The literary mother load | Overland literary journal
https://overland.org.au/2015/03/the-literary-mother-load/
Doubt less
Feeling like you’re just imagining you’re a writer? That you have no talent? And clearly lack a grip on reality? Bryan Hutcinson has felt all that. He found the inspiration to move beyond “Writer’s Doubt” from Joss Whedon.
What Joss Whedon Can Teach You About Writing (The Avengers Writer) | Positive Writer
http://positivewriter.com/joss-whedon-teach-writing/
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