Even though this post is part of Career Indie Author, it’s not an excerpt from the book. Instead, it a link to an article by Comic Curmudgeon Josh Fruhlinger about the Kickstarter campaign he ran to finance his debut novel, “The Enthusiast.” I’m linking to this because Josh upends the bag and describes the campaign, […]
This week’s episode is short but important, particularly the section on literary archives. I have many sections of it written, but here and there you’ll find small sections that needed to be filled in. This is one of those. 3. Life Insurance So long as we’re talking about money and death, another question that you […]
F. Technology 1. The Lure of the New I’m not a Luddite.* Really. I love technology … when it works and makes my life easier. Computers that hold millions of words, ebook readers, scanners, OCR software, email; I wouldn’t be able to do the work I love without them. * Luddite: Self-employed textile workers or […]
I. Taxes I’m not versed in tax law. I only pay them. This section will focus only on how best to handle your dealings with the government. Specific tax strategies should be taken up by a qualified professional. Are you a writer or someone who plays around with creating stories? The answer may not matter […]
At the Career Indie Author, our goal is to give you the tools to launch yourself on a successful career as a writer. Our job is not to teach you how to write; there are plenty of places to learn that, and we’ll point you to books that we feel give good advice on improving […]
Indie publishing means everything is on you to get the job done. You either do the work yourself or hire someone to do it for you. On this issue, I’m agnostic. If you can do it and you like the job, do it. If you can afford to hire someone, that’s fine too. I do […]
Procrastination is something almost every writer deals with. We make ourselves feel worse when we compare ourselves to hard-working writers who publish four books a year or more. When you look at their habits, however, a pattern becomes clear. * Stephen King, who writes every day, grew up in a poor family that was abandoned […]
One of the most valuable skills you’ll exercise in running your author business is making decisions. It’s also one of the most frightening. If you’re in charge, you have to decide everything. If you find it impossible to get your characters to do what you want them to, the idea of directing your life and […]
Love and marriage, as Sinatra sang, may go together like a horse and carriage, but love and writing can get along like a house on fire, if you like yelling and screaming. There’s no doubt that having your spouse on your side can boost your writing career. From moral support to keeping the books to […]
As I write this, there are 13 books on the shelf behind me. All of them have my name on them. One of them is “Writers Gone Wild,” published by Penguin. The rest are other people’s works I edited and annotated for my Peschel Press through CreateSpace. Fourteen inches of paper that I wrote or […]