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Writers: great new post by Dean Wesley Smith on giving yourself the proper business foundation before you ever start self-publishing. This post is part of a new series of his, so bookmark his website and follow along!
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Love this recent post by award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch about the many, many changes in publishing, and the skills writers would do well to develop if we want to make the most of this exciting new world.
Read, think, and enjoy!
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I love it when I have time to sit down and read some of the business-of-writing blog posts by award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch. I’ve just caught up on a few more, and wanted to pass them along to you, just in case you, too, have gotten a little behind.
Here’s the first part of her latest installment about the skills a modern writer will need to prosper in this new age of publishing, and here’s the continuation. I especially like her take on fast writing–both in terms of learning our craft and getting more of our work out there.
Speaking of which, I’ve just turned in one revised manuscript this week, and I’m already working on the next new one. Why not? When your work is play and your play is work, there’s not really a reason to keep yourself from doing it. That is my hope for all of you writers out there, that you will be able to make this your day job, your night job, and your hobby, all rolled into one. That’s one of the reasons I keep posting all these business-of-writing blogs–I want you to be informed.
And now, off to work!
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I can’t emphasize this enough. If you want to make a living out of writing–not just have it as a hobby you love, but as something that will eventually support you and your family–then it pays to be as well-informed about the business side as you can. The days of being “taken care of” by others or having the attitude “I can’t handle the business side–I’m an artist!” are over, and have been for a long time.
So as part of that education, take the time to read this latest post by Kristine Kathryn Rusch on how the changes in the publishing industry will affect beginning writers. This is the first in a 3-parter, and I’ll try to remember to link all three parts as the weeks come up, but this is a first step for you anyway in taking care of yourselves: bookmark the blog and keep checking back, and also reread all the business posts you’ve missed. I promise you, this is an important part of your education. I link to these because I care about you!
Okay, back to my own work now. Later!
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on 1/27/2011
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Hey! Yes, I’m here! Working on a big hairy deadline at the moment, but this new blog post by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is so important, I’m taking a break to give it to you.
No matter where you are in your writing career–hoping for it, working on it, already have it–it always pays to keep yourself educated about the business side. Writing is your business, whether or not you’re making any money at it yet. Take yourself seriously and treat yourself like the business owner you are.
So read Kris’s current post, then take the time to read some of her earlier posts in this series–knowledge is power!
Okay, back to the book. Bye!
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Mountain climbing, bungee jumping, skydiving and writing are challenging and exhilarating. It may seem strange to put writing in the same category as physically strenuous activities, but writing is strenuous, challenging and exhilarating.
Writing is challenging in several ways. It takes:
- Thinking, planning and processing
- Finding the right subject
- Finding the right words
- Deciding what would best benefit the reader
- Constantly improving the craft of writing
Writing is strenuous. It takes:
- Hours of research
- Often getting up early or staying up late
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Kety Esquivel has over fifteen years of experience in the non‐profit, private and political sectors. Kety graduated from Cornell University where she served on the Board of Trustees. While at Cornell, she organized students to defend issues as varied as financial aid and need-blind admissions to the environment. Her work has taken her to China and Ethiopia with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, she has worked as the New Media Manager for the National Council of Lar Raza (NCLR), and she is a published author and founder of CrossLeft.org. Her commentary has been featured and quoted in stories for the Wall St. Journal Online, HITN, PBS, XM radio, Democracy Now, CNN, Televisa and Univision. She blogs at her personal blog and at Huffington Post. She is the Executive Director and CEO of Latinos in Social Media (LATISM).
It's an honor for me to have had the opportunity to interview Kety. She is a source of great inspiration and is one of the most supportive people I have come across in social media. (Follow her on twitter).
This interview has been underway for a while, and I truly feel fortunate that Kety was able to squeeze a little bit of time for this interview between attending the People's World Conference for Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia, organizing the first ever Latinos in Technology and Media MeetUp at SXSW, and getting married, oye!
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You have so many incredible projects going on--how do you keep yourself on track, organized and coherent so that your energy is well-directed and productive?
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I hope that you, my fellow published and aspiring writers, really do see your writing life as a business. You are the president, the CEO, the principal player, the monarch (in some of your cases)–call yourself what you will.
You could choose to just let things happen. To not take yourselves seriously. To [...]
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By: Cher'ley,
on 9/19/2010
I'd love to have the nerve to do all those things, but I can muster the nerve to write about them.
Hi cherley, I enjoy reading your stories, I wish I could write what I feel but I cantput them in words like you do. But I would like to ride in a hot air Ballon. LOL.You do a really good jod in you writing Keep up the good work. Carol
Thanks Carol. I don't think I have the nerve for the hot air balloon, that's why I write. LOL
For me, it has to be the writing of other, more successful writers. When I read something that has the power to inspire me, I am all pumped up for my challenge. :)
Other writers are inspiring, especially if you're reading something and you think, how brilliant is this or you WOW at the way they weave in a particular part.
This morning my minds been heading toward my WIP, it's been a couple of weeks since I've worked on it.