Path to Professionalizing III: Treating yourself like a pro
Want to be a pro? Step one: Start acting like one.
Benjamin Buchholz
Benjamin Buchholz is the author of One Hundred and One Nights (Little, Brown: 2011) and Private Soldiers (WHS Press: 2007). He’s sold two books on spec this past year, one forthcoming from Da Capo in spring 2020, tentatively titled The Tightening Dark, and one to a private publisher. He’s published professional academic and ghost-written work, numerous stories and poems, and has taught fiction through Gotham Writer’s Workshop. He is an officer in the US Army Reserve, an Arabic linguist, the CEO of a start-up intelligence company, and a volunteer member of Burning Man’s “Stories from the City” project.
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A Path to Professionalizing II: My Process
In his latest installment, Benjamin Buchholz shares his tried-and-true tips for battling the blank page.
A Path to Professionalizing I: This writer’s journey
In this first installment of a brand-new series, Benjamin Buchholz shares the writing journey that landed him a book deal – and shares all the wisdom he learned along the way.”