Fellow scribes, check out this enlightening “Q & A” with author and writing teacher Mark David Gerson. He wrote The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write - and here, he shares a few writing tips.
First, here’s one of Gerson’s favorite life and writing quips:
“It is good to have an end to journey [...]

I just signed on with the Irene Goodman Literary Agency in NYC, and though nobody knows what the future holds, I’m thrilled to reach this milestone in my writing career! It took me three weeks to find an agent - and here are the steps I took.
First, though, I gotta share a quip I found [...]

I just finished reading We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver - one of my favorite books ever, it’s perfect for book clubs. At the end in the “About the Book” section, Shriver describes how difficult it was to find an agent, even as a published novelist. This is fabulous encouragement for struggling authors. 
A writing [...]