The Business of Being a Writer

By Jane Friedman,

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

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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