In reply to Amanda Mefford.

Intense? I guess it depends on the writer, and the goal. Journaling of a morning might be fun. I can’t see myself doing it, but if I wanted to I guess I could.

OTOH if the goal is to run a small business…it’s a lot like other small businesses. And there really isn’t enough money in it to hire someone else to do the marketing (especially if they think they should get a share of the royalties rather than a flat fee, hourly rate, payment per click, or whatever!).

I like writing fiction, but the rest of it is a lot like being a freelance business writer, or running a small software company. Or it should be like that, anyway. Lately I’ve been treating it more like journaling in the morning, on some mornings. Probably not going to cut it, long term. {8’>

I never realized how intense writing is, especially when you also have to do marketing, etc. Good luck!