Several years ago, I had a student sneak one of my classes onto a credit card without telling her husband. I’m still trying to figure out how she got her classwork done without him knowing.
Regardless, that same mom has nurtured and grown her writing career skills over the years to the point where she has become one of my most successful former students. She is rich in ideas, writings, creativity, and has become an authority in her niche.
What she understood, that perhaps her husband did not understand at the time, is the importance of micro-investing in her writing career in order to build skills and practices that pay off in the long run.
When you learn skills and put them into practice in informed ways, they do pay off over time. This applies to just about anything, of course, but many writers don’t micro-invest, which often means they don’t commit to a path, and then they don’t see the benefits of learning and growing in the short run or the long run.
In a couple of weeks, I’ll start working with writers who want to build skills and make the most of professional opportunities. These classes make great Mother’s Day gifts for moms who are ready to write or develop a specialty. I am not advocating sneaking anything past your spouse, but I am suggesting that the only way to move forward on a writing career is to jump in and start learning and practicing skills.
Classes are filling up and registration for the May 4th start date closes on April 26th. This is the last time these classes will be offered at these prices, so I hope you will take advantage of them if you are interested. The prices will be going up on Abigail Green’s classes in August as well.
I bet if you discuss taking a class with your spouse, you will be surprised at how much support you get. Asking for what you want and need is a topic I tackled in Writer Mama, How To Raise A Writing Career Alongside Your Kids, if you need a pep talk.
Here’s a list of classes that begin on May 4th:
- Writing & Publishing The Short Stuff with Christina Katz
- Discover Your Specialty & Launch Your Platform with Christina Katz
- Personal Essays That Get Published, Level Two* with Abigail Green
Happy Mother’s Day, writer mamas! We’d love to work with you.
* Some prerequisites apply