How to Keep Writing When the Publishing World Hits Snooze

How do you maintain your writing lifeduring the “in-between” seasons? How do you keep going between book deals, dayjobs, drafts, or deadlines? What systems or habits help you stay connected to yourwork when there’s no external validation?

 

Ah, the “in-between” seasons — thatcurious stretch of time when you’re not riding the wave of a book deal, noshiny deadline is flashing on your calendar, and your day job is demanding allyour attention. It’s literary Purgatory where motivation takes a...