The Mission Behind the Mentor
About Pen2Profit
More than a business, Pen2Profit is a mission.
I started writing professionally at 16. That was sixty years ago.
This is the story of a wannabe Lois Lane who became a well-paid professional writer/mentor for a long, long time and helped thousands of writers grow.
WAIT! If you are looking for a 20-year-old "guru" who became a millionaire last Tuesday using a ChatGPT hack, you are in the wrong place.
If you are looking for someone who has navigated the publishing world through the era of typewriters, the desktop publishing revolution, the dot-com boom, and the bot-com boom—pull up a chair.
I am a writer, editor, mentor, and unapologetic Baby Boomer. My career began when I convinced the editor of The (Chicago) Daily Herald to let a teenager run a weekly section. That bold move launched a career that has spanned dozens of major newspapers, magazines, twelve books, and thousands of articles.
I learned my craft from some of the wisest (and meanest) editors in the business. They taught me that talent is a starting point, but clarity is what gets you paid.
Why Pen2Profit?
Since the turn of this century, I’ve focused on a specific mission: helping writers over 50 realize it’s not too late to build a satisfying business.
We often feel squeezed out. We aren't digital natives. But we have something the algorithm can't generate: Life Experience.
I prefer my "Thriving Artisan" approach to the "Starving Artist" myth. I write about the struggle, the victories, and the nuts-and-bolts of making money with words.