The business of writing | For Authors

SFWA offers a free literary estate planning kit

Posted on 11/29/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most humans don’t like to think about death, nor do many of us take a proactive approach to planning for...

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

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

Why these two authors have chosen to go wide with their books

Posted on 09/17/2020 at 10:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors Erin Wright and Joanna Penn understand how overwhelmed a new writer might feel and how that might influence them...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Kindle Unlimited, The business of writing

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...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Warnings from ALLi and Writer Beware

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two author groups have raised a few alerts to keep all writers safe. The Watchdog Desk of the Alliance of...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing, Writer Beware

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....

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

A helpful guide to running and assessing your ebook advertising promotion

Posted on 08/24/2020 at 02:46 PM by Guest Author

Want to position your title for success? Then approach ebook advertising the right way. Here’s some guidance for running and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, The business of writing

Has your writing career stalled? Here's how to revive it!

Posted on 08/18/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here comes Joanna Penn with an action plan to accompany yesterday’s pep talk post! She hosted fellow author Michaelbrent Collings...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

Joanna Penn's top writing lessons from 11 years of podcasting

Posted on 08/03/2020 at 02:18 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With 2020 being such a — well — rough year for the world, nostalgia and retrospective thinking are awfully appealing....

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Podcast, The business of writing

Check your ebook prices in European countries

Posted on 07/31/2020 at 10:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder has a friendly reminder to authors outside of Europe selling their books there: the value-added tax rate has...

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Tagged As: The business of writing, The Digital Reader

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