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Starving Writer Syndrome is a serious, painful malady that can strike anyone who writes or wants to write.

Symptoms:

* Cutting costs by eating ketchup soup (one tablespoon ketchup to one cup hot water)

* Listening to people who insist writers can't prosper financially

* Believing that no sane person would ever pay you for your writing

* Desperate attempts to sell your writing in all the wrong ways and places...because that's *what other writers do*

* Boxes of rejection slips

* Slaving away at a job you don't like while you long to be a full-time writer

* Willingness to write *on spec* (when a client says, *I'll pay you if I like what you write for me.*)

* Trusting people who say they will pay you more for their next writing project, if you will just do this first one for next to nothing

* Eagerness to work very hard for very little money

* Thinking that the only way to make a good living as a writer is by penning the next breakthrough novel, selling out or writing schlock

* Frustration because you know you can write but you don't know how to make it pay

* Frequently hearing clients say an immediate and enthusiastic *Yes!* when you quote your fee (because they're relieved it's so low)

Complications:

* Poverty

* Angst

* Pain without gain

* Getting stuck in a boring job...forever

* Grumpiness

* Lack of joy, enthusiasm, pleasure, passion and purpose--not only in your work life but in other areas, too

* Chronic wishful thinking with nothing to show for it

* Finding yourself in an a life you don't want, because you're not doing what you really want to do

* Unfulfilled dreams

Treatment -- The Prosperous Writer Prescription:

* Regular COACHING sessions to help you conquer your fears, overcome your struggles and guide you on the path to prosperity

* Private ONLINE WRITER'S RETREAT to rejuvenate your creativity and support your growing sense of abundance

* Consumption of Prosperous Writer ARTICLES to strengthen and inspire your writing process

* A dose of the *GET UNBLOCKED NOW!* E-WORKSHOP as needed for Writer's Block, creativity jams and similar sticky situations

* One tablet per month of Poole's Prosperous Writer E-NEWSLETTER

How to tell if you're cured:

* You have a renewed zest for life because you're finally following your heart's desire

* You get serious about your writing talent and how to turn it into cash

* You know and use the best ways to make your writing pay

* You stop selling yourself short and settling for less than you deserve

* You join the ranks of other Prosperous Writers who make a good full- or part-time living from their writing (and eat real soup)

* You discover the joy of prospering from something you love to do*writing!

Starving Writer Syndrome causes needless suffering. The treatment is painless and fun. The results are life-changing. To start your customized treatment program, contact Kathy Poole, the original Prosperous Writer, for a free coaching session or more information.