Writing is a business as well as an art. We hear that over and over. Writers have to teach themselves how to work this business, but the information available can be overwhelming.
In my own search for self-education on how to make a living while I follow my creative dream, I've found these experienced authors who share how they make it work.
(Lesson 1, Branding: Most of these authorpreneurs use taglines, included in italics.)
Thriller author Joanna Penn shares
Thoughts on writing, publishing, & book marketing. Her other blog,
J.F. Penn, dishes out great eye-candy for history buffs.
Practical Advice to Help Build Better Books. Joel Friedlander's blog focuses on indie publishing, but also contains advice from book editing to blog post ideas.
Author and Speaker Jody Hedlund is a best-selling author of historical Christian fiction who blogs about the writing life, from creating scenes to social media marketing. When I think I'm too busy to finish my novel, I think of Jody, who finishes novels while homeschooling her five children!
Advice on Writing, Parenting, and About Anything Else Related to Being Alive. Robert Lee Brewer, editor of Writer's Market and poet, pens advice on the business of writing and building an author platform. He gives writers an added push with annual platform and poetry writing challenges.
Literary Agent Rachelle Gardner offers tips and starts conversations about writing and publication. A former freelancer and ghostwriter, she's worked on the publishing side of the writing business since 1995.
Jane Friedman has rebooted her blog into a more business-y niche:
Writing, Reading, and Publishing in the Digital Age. Her site archives years of top writing advice, including a
Get Started Guide: Blogging for Writers.
Nina Amir coaches writers to multipurpose their writing by either writing the draft book as blog posts, or by using research for the book to build expertise and a platform.
Thriller author CJ Lyons sold one million
self-published books, debuting on the New York Times bestseller list. She shares her networking savvy on her No Rules Just Write blog. Check out her
Business Resources page for more tips. Her author tagline is
Thrillers with Heart.
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