I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start.
From Anne McCaffrey
I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel.
I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale.
I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well.
I have written my own screen version of Pern, but had no buyers yet.
I have my good days and my bad days, but I don't have as much energy as I used to back when I was young and foolish and didn't count the cost - and it takes a lot - to write.
I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage.
I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens.
I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept.
I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom.
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