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.