Paula — it's always a balancing act. Good thing I took juggling (and typing) in high school!

Wade — the two feed each other. Being conscious about the choices made it click into place, and made both the fiction and the nonfiction easier.

I use different names for different genres, and each name has a slightly different tone layered over the basic authorial "voice" — if you know my work, you can figure out the persona is "me". I once wrote six short erotica pieces for a particular magazines under different names, different themes, etc., but people who knew my work knew IMMEDIATELY I'd written them. It was a good laugh. Back in the days when smut paid well! 😉

Anne — I'm blushing! Just tryin' to make a living . . .

Ciara — glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for sharing this part of you too.

I admire the way you're able to manage your time to accommodate both creative and corporate work.

Cathy — The bulk of my time is on fiction. I pick up business writing jobs whenever I can to fill in, and because the payment turnaround time is quicker. I'd say I spend 2-3 hours/day on business writing and 4-6 on fiction. That changes, depending on deadlines. Sometimes I have a stack of articles all due at once, so after my first 1K of fiction for the day, I have to put it aside for the rest of the day and concentrate on business. Sometimes, the fiction is on deadline or going really well, so I don't accept as much business writing.

I find if I lock myself into a rigid schedule, I get resentful and start sabotaging myself, so I let it flow each day, and create each day uniquely.

Gabriella — thanks

Eileen — event scripting is a ton of fun, and I also like to write training videos for companies, although sometimes I make them a little too out there and have to pull back in the revisions!