Hi, my name is Leo Babauta, better known of the Zen Habits blog. I’ve created Write To Done as a way to share some of what I’ve learned as a writer, with new (and experienced) writers looking to improve their craft and their art.

That’s what Write To Done is about, at its core: the craft and the art of writing.

But from that core we’ll be covering many topics: journalism, blog writing, freelance writing, fiction, non-fiction, getting a book deal, the business of writing, the habit of writing. And so on.

What’s my background as a writer? This is the one area I feel confident writing about, as writing has been the core of my being since middle school — for the last 23 years or so.

Here’s a bit about my writing background:

• Served as a staff reporter, newspaper editor, and freelance journalist (for newspapers and magazines) for the last 17 years.
• Published short stories.
• Was a columnist for my local newspaper.
• Completed a novel during NaNoWriMo (November 2006).
• Created a successful blog in a matter of months. Zen Habits is a Top 100 blog with about 30,000 subscribers (2007).
• Published a successful ebook, called Zen To Done (late 2007).
• Did freelance blog writing for major blogs such as Lifehack.org, Dumb Little Man, Web Worker Daily, FreelanceSwitch and others. I’ve also been a fairly prolific writer of guest posts on dozens of other blogs.
• Signed a book deal with a fairly major publisher (early 2008).

Those are just the highlights. In between, I’ve read a lot about writing, I’ve experimented with other forms, I’ve explored myself as a writer. Am I at my peak? I certainly hope not, and plan to continue to explore and improve in the years to come. But I’ve certainly been a fairly prolific writer and have written for many different publications in many different forms.

You can contact me at zenhabits at gmail.

More on me: My Story.

Hi, my name is Mary Jaksch. I joined Leo in July 2008 as Chief Editor of Write to Done. I write the blog Goodlife Zen. I fell in love with Write to Done the moment Leo created it. I’m delighted to take a hand in shaping it.

Write to Done is a place where we can all grow as writers. It’s like a comfortable roadside inn on the writer’s path where we can find companionship, encouragement, and inspiration to become the brilliant writer hidden within!

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I welcome submissions for guest posts. Please email me an outline of your article to writetodone [at] gmail [dot]com.

I’m passionate about writing. It’s the first thing I think about when I wake up, and often the last I do at night. Here is the experience I bring to Write to Done.

• Many years as Editor of Zen journal Bright Water;

• Author of numerous published articles;

• My book Learn to Love is now translated into 5 languages;

• My free Ebook Overcome Anything: Finding the Light after Darkness. It’s free and you can get it here

• I’m a trained researcher (MA in Religious Studies);

• My blog Goodlife Zen is fast becoming a popular destination for people interested in the area where personal growth meets spirituality.

As well as being a writer, I’m a Zen master and psychotherapist. I hold a 4th Dan Black Belt in Karate and love dancing Argentine tango in skimpy dresses.

You can read more about me here.
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Please contact me at writetodone [at] gmail [dot]com