Showing Your Work

My daughter gave me a book for my birthday called Show Your Work, and I’m planning to follow the author’s (Austin Kleon's) advice. As I embark on this phase, I’d love to get any feedback you might have.

Would you like to see synopses from various projects to help me decide which ones to finish, polish, and publish first? I am often asked when my next book will be published, and recently I’ve been saying, “This year, I think.”

Another option is to share excerpts or openings from each of the projects-in-progress.

A third possibility is to share a series of blogs on my process as a writer. I know a lot of you have stories about your experiences or your family, or ideas for fiction, and sometimes it’s tough to get started. I’ve written all of those; and, though I do not by any means claim to be an expert, I’m more than happy to share what I’ve learned.

The author of Show Your Work also recommends showing something every day. Although I cannot promise to do that, I am planning to post blogs (and possibly newsletters) with greater frequency than I’ve done in the past.

Please share your thoughts to help me as I get started. And thank you for the times you’ve done this in the past.