Love this approach, and the breakdown. I need to inject a bit of the pulp production ethos into my veins. Getting there slowly.
I found N D Wilson's discussion of motivation really helpful, he had a similar thing where he needed to sell his stories to (literally) put a roof over his kids' head.
This was the first issue I've read and it came at a great time. My motivation has waned recently and I needed to hear the pulp fiction ethos to get me back on track. I look forward to getting back to writing consistently and reading more of this newsletter.
This is an excellent framework and strategy Frank, and your goal to become a professional is noble and inspiring. And, like others in this comment section, I may or may not "borrow" your strategy and try it myself. I will be following your story closely.
Great stuff here. I love Heinlein's Rules. The more I follow them and stay away from the trad-pub/Nanowrimo style advice, the better I write and more I produce.
There's another author I follow, named Harvey Stanbrough, who writes about all this topic. I don't know if you know of him, but he writes a semi-regular journal about this topic which might interest you:
Why Write?
Love this approach, and the breakdown. I need to inject a bit of the pulp production ethos into my veins. Getting there slowly.
I found N D Wilson's discussion of motivation really helpful, he had a similar thing where he needed to sell his stories to (literally) put a roof over his kids' head.
https://youtu.be/LsX7EGvaFec
I love how you've simplified this down to an approach that makes sense!
This was the first issue I've read and it came at a great time. My motivation has waned recently and I needed to hear the pulp fiction ethos to get me back on track. I look forward to getting back to writing consistently and reading more of this newsletter.
This is an excellent framework and strategy Frank, and your goal to become a professional is noble and inspiring. And, like others in this comment section, I may or may not "borrow" your strategy and try it myself. I will be following your story closely.
Godspeed
Great article, Frank, very useful and inspiring. Best of luck on your journey!
P.S. I might adopt this methodology too 😅
Great stuff here. I love Heinlein's Rules. The more I follow them and stay away from the trad-pub/Nanowrimo style advice, the better I write and more I produce.
There's another author I follow, named Harvey Stanbrough, who writes about all this topic. I don't know if you know of him, but he writes a semi-regular journal about this topic which might interest you:
https://harveystanbroughwrites.com/the-journal-the-purpose-of-this-journal/