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Getting Started: Launching Your Writing Career

Begin at the Beginning...
What Is a Writer? - Moira Allen
A Beginner's Guide to Writing Terminology - Dawn Copeman
How to Sit Down and Write an Article - Dawn Copeman
Take Your Specialty for a Spin - Moira Allen
Self-Belief: The Vital Ingredient - Dawn Copeman
Should You Write for Free? - Moira Allen
What Kind of Writer Do You Want to Be? - Terje Johansen

Setting Writing Goals
Setting Effective Writing Goals - Moira Allen
Goals Are Worthless If... - Brian Jud
Building a Writer's Business Plan - Moira Allen
Planning Your Writing Career - Dawn Copeman
Goals and Resolutions: Mid-Year Course Adjustments - Moira Allen
Look Both Ways Before Crossing (Off) the Year - Moira Allen

What Shall I Write About?
How to Outgrow "Write What You Know" - Jenna Glatzer
How to Write Like an Expert - Moira Allen
Should You Specialize or Generalize? - Moira Allen
Take Your Specialty for a Spin - Moira Allen
Where Oh Where Are All the Good Article Ideas? - Patricia Fry
Writers and Social Media: A Match Made in...? - Moira Allen

Conducting Research & Interviews
A Beginner's Guide to Interviewing - Dawn Copeman
Conducting Interviews - Moira Allen
Conducting E-mail Interviews - Moira Allen
Don't Reach for Just Any Old Quote - John Rains
It's Interesting -- But Is It Accurate? - Moira Allen
Why Libraries Still Matter to Writers - Ellen Metter

Learning the Trade
The Benefits of Critique Groups - Michele Acker
How Online Critiquing Can Help Your Writing - Moira Allen
How to Get - and Take - Criticism - Victoria Grossack
How to Give and Receive Critiques - Dawn Copeman
How to Read 'How To Write' Books - Sean McLachlan
Is an MFA Program Right for You? - Amy White
Processing Feedback - Joni Cole
Ten Great Reasons (Plus One) to Attend a Writers' Conference - Susan Denney
Using Informational Interviews to Advance Your Career - Terri Mrosko

Should You Quit Your Day Job?
Balancing Act: Ten Reasons to Keep Your Day Job - Denene Brox
To Job or Not To Job: A Writer's Question - Antonio Graceffo
Making the Leap from a "Real Job" to Freelancing - Kathy Sena
To Plunge or Not to Plunge? - Moira Allen
Fifty Tips on Taking the Plunge (survey) - Moira Allen
Ready to Quit Your Day Job? - Hasmita Chander

Moving On...
For more information on getting started, visit these sections:
  • Polishing Your Prose: Tips on Grammar, Article & Story Structure, and Self-Editing
  • Queries, Submissions, and Market Research
  • The Writing Life
    Tips on dealing with rejection, procrastination, unsupportive families, self-doubt, and more.
  • The Business of Writing
    Tips on managing money, getting paid, understanding contracts, and boosting your business.
  • Understanding Rights, Copyright, Permissions & Plagiarism
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    Becoming a successful writer isn't just about mastering great writing skills. It's also about overcoming the challenges and obstacles of the writing life: Rejection, fear of failure, lack of time, writer's block, the "Am I Really a Writer?" syndrome, and, of course, friends and family who just don't get it.

    Fortunately, you're not alone. We've all been there. So here's a handy "survival guide" that will bring you inspiration, motivation, support and good old-fashioned advice to help you through the tough times. Don't let those writing gremlins keep you from achieving your dreams!

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