2 business takes on the coronavirus pandemic

Posted on 03/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today’s installment of what publishing experts have to say in regards to the coronavirus and authors is brought to you...

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

How to sell your books directly to readers (if you can)

Posted on 03/24/2020 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn knows that even in the rosiest of times, cash flow can be an issue for many creatives. One...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

Anne R. Allen: Build your writing inventory before publishing the first book

Posted on 03/20/2020 at 11:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With the external world adding to existing anxieties, we could use a post in which we’re told to take a...

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Tagged As: The business of writing

Kris Rusch: What coronavirus means for your business

Posted on 03/19/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has been through three “black swan” crises — the start of the Gulf War, 9/11, and the...

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

Five steps for writing a strong start to a story

Posted on 03/19/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our favorite advice about running is “don’t think, just go.” And while variations on that exist for writing, there is...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), First lines and first chapters, The business of writing

Self-publishing 101 with Joanna Penn

Posted on 03/18/2020 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If there’s one thing Joanna Penn knows, it’s how to self-publish a book. National Novel Writing Month’s Grant Faulkner interviews...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

Joanna Penn's five tips on working from home effectively

Posted on 03/16/2020 at 02:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The coronavirus outbreak has minted many new remote workers. Whether you’re among them, whether you want to share advice with...

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

The Creative Penn: How to make a career out of writing

Posted on 03/10/2020 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The world is in quite a state of flux right now, so what better time to emphasize thinking about the...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, The business of writing

Why you should calculate series read-through (and how to do it)

Posted on 03/10/2020 at 09:18 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yes, Malorie Cooper understands that you likely became an author so that you could play with words and not numbers....

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, The business of writing

Kris Rusch: Prepare your business for coronavirus

Posted on 03/05/2020 at 10:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has bad news for writers: your business won’t be immune from coronavirus. She isn’t saying this to...

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