Learning What You Want

I've said before that the biggest moment for me in getting published was when I determined what I wanted as a writer.

There are so many directions that you can follow with writing. If you want to write professionally, you can choose a job where you'll write: advertising, radio, TV, stage, newspapers, freelance writing, etc. You don't have to write novels or nonfiction books to satisfy the writing urge.

I've also spoken to several writing groups before. There were writers in these...