By Yourself

Crossposted to the Deadline Dames. Check out Readers On Deadline and Dame Toni's excellent post this past week!

Writing is a lonely job.

Yes, you have to deal with people. You have to be personable and professional. You do have to know how to deal with editors, agents, fellow writers, and fans. You go to conventions, you go to signings, you use social-networking because marketing means you must. But that's only a small (albeit significant) part of a writer's career. The icing on the cupcake...