Kris Rusch: There isn't just "one way" to be a successful writer

Posted on 10/22/2020 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even the most confident, assured, and successful among us can experience moments of self-doubt, especially when we look at others...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The business of writing

Kris Rusch: The future may not be rosy, but it's still ours to claim

Posted on 09/27/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s fall, and school is in (some sort of) session — the conditions that, in a normal year, would inspire...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

How authors can prepare, personally and professionally, for natural disaster

Posted on 09/20/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The past two months have been packed with frightening weather, from hurricanes to wildfires to derechos. Like many of you,...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

Kris Rusch: What indie authors should do over the next few months

Posted on 09/11/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Indie authors might feel a bit smug as they dive deep into Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s latest business musings post. In...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Publishing, The business of writing

Kris Rusch: Predict the future, plan for it ... and keep revising

Posted on 08/31/2020 at 04:10 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kris Rusch finally found the time to read a buzzed-about interview that Bill Gates did with Wired earlier this month....

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The business of writing

Monday motivation: We won't go back to "normal," but you'll be okay

Posted on 08/17/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

None of us can count on life following the plan we set out for it. Sometimes these detours can be...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational, The Book Designer

Authors, don't just write off the idea of a Kickstarter

Posted on 07/30/2020 at 04:01 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kris Rusch’s previous posts about Kickstarters and the writing business have inspired a lot of action. Some writers have signed...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

Kris Rusch: Authors should give some thought to Kickstarter

Posted on 07/24/2020 at 10:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We know you’ve seen a Kickstarter campaign somewhere (or, at the very least, a crowdfunding campaign of some sort). It...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The business of writing

Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Don't let an agent just sit on your money

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 10:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We know that not every author uses a literary agent nowadays, so perhaps reading Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s latest post about...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

Kris Rusch: How are you coping after 3+ months of coronavirus?

Posted on 06/25/2020 at 11:20 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our chiropractor told us a few months ago that everyone is carrying some stress right now, given the coronavirus situation....

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational