It's Possible To Become So Comfortable With

Short-story Writing Requires An Exquisite Sense Of Balance. Novelists, Frankly, Can Get Away With More. A Novel Can Have A Dull Spot Or Two, Because The Reader Has Made A Different Commitment.

Neophyte Writers Tend To Believe That There Is Something Magical About Ideas And That If They Can Just Get A Hold Of A Good One, Then Their Futures Are Ensured.

Ideas Aren't Magical; The Only Tricky Part Is Holding On To One Long Enough To Get It Written Down.

When I'm Not Writing Or Tweaking My Computer, I Do Embroidery. When I'm Not Plunging Into The Past, Tweaking, Or Embroidering, I'm Reading Books About History, Computers, Or Embroidery.

The Money Can Be Decent, But I Really Don't Recommend The Work-for-hire Route As An Entry Into Publishing. Too Many Things Can Go Wrong.