Old Too Soon, Smart Too Late ...

... rueful Yiddish wisdom that. And logically then, if you're interested in writing and being published, it's best to seek out advice who has had some success in the same field.

A writer I know and who has helped me with my own writing has been " ... published in 28 countries and has written more than 60 books — historicals, category and series, paranormal, and romantic suspense — under the pseudonyms Cait London and Cait Logan."

She has recently been "guest-blogging" for other romance authors, and yesterday she posted a neat little essay on "A Slice of Orange," the blog of The Orange County Chapter of The Romance Writers of America.

It's great stuff, under the title of Advice to Myself as a Newbie Author, ranging from the hopeful "Writing can be a fulfilling career" to the practical "Keep Good Records."