By Jodi Webb
Writersthey're free spirits that blow where the winds of creativity take them. Right?
Maybe.
You can be as free a spirit as you like when you're writing. [Didn't the Muffin just run a post about outlining a novel vs. writing by the seat of your pants?]But for most of us being a writer involves another job. Selling.
Sadly, free spirits aren't that great at selling. People with lists sell. I write. But I also sell my writing. I have many lists:
The Daily To-Do ListThe Weekly To-Do ListThe Things-That-Are-Coming-Up ListPeople to Interview for a Local Blog I WriteChildren's Agents to Contact for a Picture Book I WroteNew Markets I Want to QueryOld Markets I Want to QueryIdeas for ArticlesIdeas for FictionInvoices I Need to SendJobs I Haven't Been Paid for YetIdeas for My... More...