Herding Cats & Other Acts of Emotional Masochism

Published: July 8, 2017, 3 a.m.

b"Bad habits, reading fan fiction, creative synergy, and writer interaction -- how being in a writer-pile is both good and bad for you. No one challenges me more than another writer. And honestly, no one could fuck me up writer-wise more than another writer. It's easy to brush off the opinions of non-writers because I don't take them seriously as it concerns my craft. The same can't be said of another writer. This is how and why a Beta or Alpha reader can literally be the hand that rocks the cradle that your word baby is taking a nap in."