Business Tip #14 for Writers: Writing – Business or Hobby?
October 1st, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Carol
Most authors begin a writing business as a hobby, telling stories for fun and personal enjoyment. How do you know when your writing hobby turns into a writing business? A tricky question. Chapter 1 of my book, Business Tips and Taxes for Writers, answers just this question: “How do you know if you have a hobby […]
I read every issue of this newsletter: Book Marketing Matters
September 29th, 2012 → 5:46 pm @ Carol
Brian’s newsletter, Book Marketing Matters contains regular columns with tips from Dan Poynter, John Kremer, Guy Achtzehn, Rick Frishman, Eric Kampmann, Paulette Ensign, Judith Briles, Tonya Evans and Roger C. Parker.
Business Tip #11 for Writers: Do you need E-books?
September 10th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Carol
As our world continually moves toward the electronic, sooner or later, your writing business may need to consider whether E-books would be a wise investment. But, just what are the pros and cons of E-books for an author? You came to the right place! Take a look at this passage from my book, Business Tips and […]
Your book is an asset that produces income!
September 3rd, 2012 → 6:55 pm @ Carol
Joanna Penn from The Creative Pen sees her books as intellectual property and it affects the way she runs her writing business. Creating Intellectual Property Assets Through Writing Can Change Your Life My husband and I had tried to build up a property portfolio in Australia but with the global financial crisis and the […]
Business Tip #10 for Writers: Shipping Your Product
September 3rd, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Carol
With your inventory stocked and marketing strategy ready to go, it may be time for your writing business to start sending your product to customers. Congratulations! Now, how do you go about that? What does shipping your book entail? My book, Business Tips and Taxes for Writers, details just what you need to know to […]
Business Tip #9 for Writers: Help with Inventory
August 27th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Carol
Your book is ready to go: written, published, printed. Now, how should you approach inventory? Is there an optimal number of book kept in reserves to best benefit your business? How much will that set you back? No need to wonder about the answers to these questions; you can find them right in my book, Business […]
Business Tips # 8 for Writers: Government Correspondance
August 20th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Carol
We’ve all been there. You started your writing business, published your book, and mail arrives from the government via the IRS. Not sure what to do with that mail or if you need to keep it? Don’t panic when you see those envelopes! Here’s what you need to know about recording government correspondence, from my […]
Publisher went bankrupt. Now what?
August 18th, 2012 → 7:54 pm @ Carol
One of my author-tax clients emailed me to say that her publisher has filed for bankruptcy.
Business Tip #7 for Writers: Recording Income/Expenses
August 13th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Carol
Aside from your writing (the bread and butter of your business!), good record keeping is one of the most important steps to a secure writing business. Need to brush up on your recording methods? Look no further! This brief section from my book, Business Tips and Taxes for Writers, will provide you with the tools […]
Business Tip #6 for Writers: Financing Your Book
August 6th, 2012 → 8:00 am @ Carol
A crucial step toward the success of your book is to establish a financing plan, which seeks to answer the question of how to pay for those initial costs. This is easier said than done, however. There are many factors to consider when drafting this plan. I would like to bring you some advice from […]
