We’re just over one month away from the deadline for filing your taxes. Have you put it off, or have you already taken care of them? I have put it off, not because of the IRS fear, but because this year has completely gotten away from me so far. I mean, really, how did it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'writers life'
Health Insurance and Writers
February 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
In my informal poll on Twitter and Facebook, it became clear that health insurance is one of the main things that keeps we U.S.-based writers from being full-time writers. Seriously, I don’t know how families with children make it on one income until the writer’s income picks up.
For example, Nancy Brauer keeps a full-time job [...]
Tags: money matters·writers life
New Year’s Resolutions
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The end of the year is a great time to review your goals and plan for the coming year. What are your plans for 2010? Will that be the year you finally polish that novel up and send it off to agents or publishers? The year when you make the break and become a full-time [...]
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Writing Roundup, December 4
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Business of Writing
Craft
Fiction
Freelancing
Platform
The Business of Writing
What Can I Expect of My Agent?
Moonrat posts a nice description of what you can expect in your relationship with your agent. Read this post, then visit agent Kate Schafer Testerman’s blog for a follow-up and expansion on the ideas from an agent’s point of view.
Publishing Your Book: Is [...]
Tags: craft·fiction·freelancing·platform·the business of writing·writers life·writing roundup
Home Remedies
November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
We writers talk a lot about different ways to save money on health care, Internet service, writing supplies, and so on.
One way to save money is to make your own home remedies when you have a cold or mild flu.
Now, you should not rely on home remedies if you have a serious illness, and avoiding [...]
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Writers and Holidays
September 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Holidays are a funny thing for we writers. Many of us have day jobs, and many of us have the day off from them today. Yay!
But, I will be spending a large portion of my day writing, networking, researching–you know, working. Labor Day will be like any other weekend day, when I work on my [...]
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What to Do When You Are Overwhelmed
September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
On Monday, I talked about how to avoid taking on too much writing work, but what if you have already over-committed?
Prioritize
Lay out all of your projects and assign a numerical priority to each based on deadline and contractual obligations. Yes, this means you should work on the boring contracted piece before you dive [...]
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Do You Know When to Say When?
August 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
It is easy for writers–especially new freelance writers–to agree to too many projects. The result is either missed deadlines, shoddy work, or a really crabby and tired writer whose family can’t stand to be anywhere near him or her.
But what is it that leads to over-committing and under-delivering? There are usually a few reasons.
Lack of [...]
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Writing Roundup, August 28
August 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Lots of good stuff out there as we look toward the fall.
The Business of Writing
How a Book Gets Published
Agent Nathan Bransford gives a great, easy-to-follow description of how a book goes from finished clean copy on the author’s desk to a shiny new book on the shelves.
Ask Daphne: What about Contest Sites?
Are contests a route [...]
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Writing Roundup, August 21
August 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
We’ve got a lot of interesting news posts this week in addition to the regular blog suspects.
The Business of Writing
The Limits of Control
This article from the American Journalism Review provides a good synopsis of the ethics policies and guidelines major newspapers are asking their reporters to follow when using social media. Are these policies enforceable [...]
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