As you write your manuscript, you’re learning. As you wrestle through the editing process, and interpreting reader feedback, reading the story out loud to yourself and rewriting it again and again, not only is your manuscript improving, but you are too. And when you’re done, let it go. Hit publish. See what readers think. Sit back and let your word

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Time is the most precious commodity we have. It’s more important than money; it’s more important than networking. For us writers, our success all boils down to time and how we use it. It’s looking at the pieces of your life as an author and figuring out how to order them—what to say yes to, what to say no to, and when. So when I looked at the piece

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