Writer Shop Talk: A Few Thoughts On Not Giving Up

I can think of a staggering number of moments throughout my decade-long journey as a professional writer where I could have just given up: on key projects, on my quest for certain dream gigs, on earning enough money to make a living from all of this, on so many things. Giving up is EASY. It’s also terribly boring.

Maybe it’s my stubbornness, or my drive to succeed despite the odds, butmuscling down and sticking with things even when it feels like failure is imminent is a big part of why I’m ab...