tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post773978386855155819..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: The Dirty Business of Writing - Part I - NO MORE OSTRICHAimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-85680301873405607812011-05-08T20:13:39.490-07:002011-05-08T20:13:39.490-07:00Great post, Aimee, and I agree 100%. One author wh...Great post, Aimee, and I agree 100%. One author who takes the business side of writing very seriously is Holly Lisle. She's even created massive courses on writing so she can afford to support herself as a writer. I like how she doesn't hide the business side of writing from her students. She makes sure people know what they're getting into.Sari Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157780034728554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-20038669273467532272011-05-06T13:58:16.594-07:002011-05-06T13:58:16.594-07:00You definitely need to engage both sides of your b...You definitely need to engage both sides of your brain in order to make money from art, and writing is art. You're right - if you want to earn money selling a product, that puts you firmly in the self-employed zone, which means you are running a business.Anne-Mhairi Simpsonhttp://www.annemhairisimpson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-71578628348852450422011-05-06T11:15:54.276-07:002011-05-06T11:15:54.276-07:00Yes, exactly. Writing for yourself only and trying...Yes, exactly. Writing for yourself only and trying to have it published are two entirely different things. To get published, you need to treat it like a business. (Which doesn't mean you can't still write like it's an art.)Emy Shinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109925009902220083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-31380793882469103282011-05-06T10:39:36.266-07:002011-05-06T10:39:36.266-07:00I've been screaming this for months now to any...I've been screaming this for months now to anyone who will listen. Even if you have that old day job, and can only work on writing for a couple of hours, it's still a business.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802096261831886270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-35189727042324501212011-05-05T18:42:48.423-07:002011-05-05T18:42:48.423-07:00Great post,
so true. Listening/reading discussion...Great post,<br /><br />so true. Listening/reading discussions from published authors about their writing, you see such a big difference in the way they write. They get up and go to work. That might be in their lounge room with a coffee, but they do it everyday. (or most days). Or if they are part time they dedicate time to write. It isn't a haphazard random thing. (well not often anyway).<br /><br />Writing a great story is the easy part (and that isn't always easy)<br /><br />The hard parts are knowing how to get your book noticed, where to get your book noticed and how to repeat this process enough times to make a living.<br /><br />Anyway i will stop there, i am writing a post that touches on these topics at the moment so i am a bit fired up. <br /><br />Once again, great post,<br /><br />Sarah<br /><br />I am not here yet, i know this. However i regognise that writing a book is not an easy thing and if you want to to make a success out of yourself then you need to start seeing yourself as a 'business' (unless you just have amazing luck.Sarah Ketleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421335686195152108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-65655609003855815992011-05-05T16:53:59.375-07:002011-05-05T16:53:59.375-07:00Pays my electric bill. its a business. A hell of a...Pays my electric bill. its a business. A hell of a business.M Pallantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161369864497765598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-22427777892448660512011-05-05T16:11:15.318-07:002011-05-05T16:11:15.318-07:00I guess until writing is treated as a business the...I guess until writing is treated as a business then there's no moving forward on the journey to publication. <br /><br />I will admit that I do too much slacking off and nowadays I'm ignoring self-imposed deadlines to do this or that thing.<br /><br />Good thing I stopped here. This is a timely reminder of what I should and shouldn't be doing.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-52140996408336811462011-05-05T15:09:56.762-07:002011-05-05T15:09:56.762-07:00I like this post Aimee, for several reasons. It...I like this post Aimee, for several reasons. It's a nice remind for us to take off our rose coloured glasses and see the real business of what we're doing. Play time is over, time to get serious. <br /><br />Plus, this takes courage. Like Crystal, I've been working behind closed doors. But one day something snapped. I read what I wrote and just knew this was it. It was time to get published. <br /><br />Running our own business isn't easy. Running it with a "fantasy art" is down right nasty. (I live in a dream world after all.) <br /><br />I see all sorts of ideas, but at the end of the day, we need to market, and work dang hard if we want to keep the wheel moving. Like any other business owner, we are only going to get what we put into it. The choice is ours.Tanya Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293977395016853814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-58097918741895932992011-05-05T14:27:51.062-07:002011-05-05T14:27:51.062-07:00Very refreshing to hear. Well said Aimee! I have a...Very refreshing to hear. Well said Aimee! I have always written with the understanding that if I wish to continue to do so (and still have a roof over my head), I better be willing to write something people actually want to pay me for or at least, pay my publisher for. As much as I wish it were just "my art," I know that that's, much like the stuff I'm concocting in the first place, just fantasy fiction...Creative Dungeoneeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228743378967280448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-14991076265434450432011-05-05T13:36:37.526-07:002011-05-05T13:36:37.526-07:00You know, I'm the writer who wants to hide in ...You know, I'm the writer who wants to hide in my nifty little house and marvel at the worlds popping out of my head. Step out into the real world? YIKES! No thank you!<br /><br />But seriously though, I think you're right. If you don't want it bad enough to get out there and give it your all, you don't deserve it.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-86221477953931137732011-05-05T13:36:01.206-07:002011-05-05T13:36:01.206-07:00Thanks, Michael.Thanks, Michael.AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-6946674580777644212011-05-05T12:48:32.737-07:002011-05-05T12:48:32.737-07:00Here here. You speak truth and do so with both bre...Here here. You speak truth and do so with both brevity and clarity.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com