10 ways to enjoy your writing even if it's not paying the bills

10 ways to enjoy your writing even if it’s not paying the bills

Tip 1: Stop promoting yourself

This sounds so counter-intuitive, I know, but here’s the low-down: the whole world is absolutely, thoroughly sick and tired of self-promoters trying to get us to buy their latest book, or forcing us to ‘share’ how wonderful they think they are.

Pretty much the fastest way to turn-off your potential readership and alienate your audience is to keep banging on about that book you wrote that you’re t...