Are you an integrated writer?
Do the parts of your writing career come together to form a whole like the sky bound moon in this picture or do they wave around each other, touching then parting, like the reflection of the moon on the water? This was the issue posted by Christina Katz in her blog series '52 Qualities of Prosperous Writers' this week. She writes of "juggling, balancing and harmonizing" separate parts of your writing career to make a whole, complete picture. One of my favourite writers is Neil Gaiman . This is of course partly down to his writing, but also because his 'work' is so diverse. He's written novels for adults and children ( Neverwhere , Good Omens , Coraline ), comics ( Books of Magic , Sandman: The Dream Hunters ), screenplay and theatre plays too. His internal world and imagination are magical and immense. His integrated writing persona is what I would love to aim for. My own writing career consists of two sides. I write murder mystery plays (and sometimes n...