business of writing

The duty to manage a writing career belongs to the author alone, and today’s post takes a look at what that entails. Writers often see themselves as artists, or loners, or dreamers, and not as businesspeople– which is fine as long as the author doesn’t want to earn money for his or her art. When art crosses the line into sales,the author becomes a businessperson with a responsibility to treat the writing as a business also. This may sound obvious, but success in any business requires an understanding of the business in which you operate. No chef succeeds as a restauranteur