Writers need to get serious about the business of authorship. (Editor’s Note: I’ve attended the London Book Fair for a few years now, but I wrote this in 2017, which was the first time I attended. All the advice I give still stands.) I attended the London Book Fair, an annual industry event that sees […]
How To Reinvent Your Writing Career
This award-winning author talks about crossroads she encountered with her writing. What she learned can help you reinvent your writing career. The last few years have been those of soul searching, of asking questions I wasn’t sure I wanted answered, and of forcing myself to acknowledge things I most wanted to do with my life […]
The Artist’s Guide To Selling
How selling as a writer is different from selling as a creative entrepreneur. If you’re a writer who wants to write for publications, be a bestselling author, or have any kind of readership for your work, you’re in the creative industry, but you’re also—like it or not—in sales. Don’t panic, however! Artists sell differently. Artists […]
Passive Income For Writers
A six-figure freelancer talks about why thinking like creative entrepreneurs can help writers build the passive income they desire. A few questions before we begin: Someone spent weeks creatively designing a theme, then coding it. That required technical know-how, creativity, even graphics that those of us who use free themes don’t pay for. You’re a […]
I Retired My Husband. Here’s What I Learned
If somebody had told me what I share in this post, I might not have self sabotaged so greatly. In April this year, I published the following post in one of my writing groups: In 2002, my first full-time job in India paid Rs 6,000 (approx. £60) per month. In 2002, my first freelance assignment […]