We recently attended a writer's meeting that had a panel of authors who spoke about their work. It was interesting to hear what they had to say about the difficulties of navigating between what you want to write and what editors want to buy.

This is always the dilemma for writers. Your heart, your passion compels you to explore what interests you. Writing what you know becomes the mantra. Yet when you try to sell your work, the market demands dictate whether anyone will invest in publishing it. One more manuscript hits the self-publishing button. One more article goes to an Internet blog or website.

The truth of the matter is -- and any author who is honest will tell you this -- you have to find a balance. You write for paying markets what they will buy. These support you and your heart projects that may or may not ever sell but bring you immense satisfaction or relief.

Our heart project is Angel Animals and it is slowly finding an audience.  See the updated video below about the project.

Remember, life is your page.