It's useless to focus your goals on things you don't control, from publicity budget to income. Instead, focus on what you DO control, your own output, sending things out, and even: rejections.

Death is coming faster for some of us than others. For me, looking at 50 has made me reconsider what projects I'm working on, and how to spend the productive years I have left most wisely.

Some tips on using small chunks of time, keeping notebooks, and setting boundaries in order to prioritize your writing time.

What if you never get published? What if you spend the rest of your life writing and you never hit the NYT list? What if you never reach all those external goals you've set for yourself? Will you have wasted your time? Well, I don't think so.

Using the book "Daily Rituals: How Writers Work" by Mason Currey, I talk about my writing schedule and what really matters about it.

Three stories that tell you WAY too much about me engaging in self-sabotage and some clues to look for ways you are doing the same thing in your life as a writer.

Why having a thick skin isn't always a great thing for a writer, and how you can still develop the ability to listen to criticism.

Learn the difference between writing book by book and being a career author.

How to avoid creative burnout and what to do once you've already got there and are trying to dig out.

Do you think you're a fake? Do you worry about everyone finding out? Think your next book is doomed to fail because you don't know what you're doing? Here are some solutions that work for me when I start feeling imposter syndrome.