How do you know when you’re an author? What’s the difference between a writer and an author? Hope and Donna discuss their paths to becoming authors and what makes them experts in addressing the many steps and skills necessary from being a writer to becoming published.Writer lifeThe jump from writer life to publicationAuthor acronym soupWIPMSMCCPAlpha/beta readersOur expertise on what we learned the hard way, so you don’t have toDO NOW:: Assess where you are as a writer and determine what your goals are. Begin by writing something you truly believe in, then find critique partners, a writing group to give you feedback.LINKS:NaNoWriMo https://www.nanowrimo.orgCritique Circle https://www.critiquecircle.com/Megan Lally’s CP Match https://www.meganlallywrites.com/cpmatchmakerQuery Mastery Class/ NY Book Editors https://nybookeditors.com/Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) https://www.womensfictionwriters.org/