Let me say it again, if you can write even 15 minutes a day, you can write a novel. Ignore those people who say you have to spend 3, 4, or 5 hours a day in order to become a serious writer. What advice do you have for getting started as a writer? Q: In most situations, someone who wants to try a serious hand at writing can’t quit their day job because they depend on the income from their current employer. And to this day, whenever we meet someone new, he always says, “Do you know that my wife is a writer?” His support has been an added gift that I will always cherish. In fact, for my first launch party, my husband was the one who invited all our friends, neighbors, and his business associates. My family and friends are very supportive. ![]() Q: Were your family and friends supportive of your writing efforts? When I read an advertisement in a magazine that the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association (PNWA) was holding an annual conference, I decided it was a sign to make my dream of publishing my stories a reality. But I wanted to do more than just read and write. It was a part of me, like breathing, the ability to jump rope, paint, or add numbers in my head. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t either reading or writing. Pam: My story is not unlike other writers. Q: When did you realize you wanted to become a writer and what motivated you to actually begin writing? Read on to find out how Pam was able to make the transition from a 9 to 5 day job to a full-time writer and learn her tips so you can also accomplish your writing dreams. She has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, as well as Ireland, Scotland, Great Britain, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, and most recently, Hong Kong. Like her poet-grandmother, Pam believes that travel and experiences enrich our writing as well as our lives. After that, Pam quit her day job and never looked back, becoming a writing instructor, president of PNWA, and author. Binder also wrote a novella for Pocket Books, The Matchmaker, which was included in The New York Times best-selling anthology, A Season in the Highlands. Pocket Books published three additional historical novels, The Quest, The Enchantment, and My Secret Protector. In January 2000, The Inscription, was published by Pocket Books, a division of Simon and Schuster. She volunteered at the 1999 Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) Summer Conference and was introduced to an agent who was interested in her work. Three years later she felt her novel was ready for review. While taking writing classes at the University of Washington and attending conferences, she dedicated her lunch hours to writing her first novel, a historical time travel romance set in 1566 near the mist-shrouded waters of Lochness in the Scottish Highlands. ![]() She’d drawn inspiration from her experiences with an imaginary friend when she was three, a near-death experience at eight, and adventures in New Orleans with her poet-grandmother, but realized she needed to better understand how to craft her ideas into a novel. Find out how!īack in the mid-1990s Pam Binder had a dream of becoming a writer but wasn’t sure she could turn it into reality. ![]() Pam made the transition from working full-time as an office manager for a middle school while raising three children to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. So You Want To Be A Writer? Here’s How To Make The Transition From Your Day JobĮver dreamed of being a writer? Not sure how to get started or make the transition from working 9 to 5 in an office to becoming a published author? Meet Pam Binder, an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author, instructor for the Popular Fiction course at the University of Washington Extension, and president of the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association (PNWA).
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