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Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conversations is the fact that writing is also a business. The reality is, those who want to make a full or part-time job out of writing are going…

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2 authors picked The Business of Being a Writer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It was a wake-up call to me when I was a newly published author, and having researched and plotted and written and endlessly revised my book, I was also responsible for selling it. This is compounded by the fact that the ins and outs of the book business are changing at what seems like warp speed. For instance, self-publishing, which used to be poo-pooed as a last resort, has gone mainstream.

Jane Friedman is an expert on what’s happening, the good news and the bad, along with gory details and hard-nosed advice. And her book (and her blog…) helps would-be…

This book is a great primer to everything an author needs to know about the business side of the author's life.

Marketing is one aspect that the author touches, but the section of the book I found most helpful delved into how authors make money, how much money authors make, etc. This transparency was eye-opening for me as I was starting to transition from a “writer” to an “author.”

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