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Other professions are more obviously lucrative, promising faster financial success and more financial security. Being a successful writer requires a bit more time for the money to roll in. Here are 8 ways you can make money as a writer this year, faster than you can write your book. Some of these methods can be side hustles and others can turn into a stable source of income.
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Book club costs are unavoidable. Even if your goal isn't to become a millionaire. Consider the many ways your book club can at least pay for itself, and then some...and then some more...
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Character roles are great to read and enjoy in movies but knowing how to create them as a writer requires a bit more effort and brain juice. That's where this simple guide to the most essential character types comes in...
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Story Archetypes allow readers to recognize their world or elements of their life in a story. They see themselves, what they could be, what they've been through, what they aspire to, how they want to live, what they want to do
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Starting a book can mean starting off with planning or research. It can also mean starting with describing a setting or how a character feels. It is completely up to you and I. But it definitely starts with writing.
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A pen name is a made-up (false) name that authors use instead of their real names for their creative works. A pen name is also known as a pseudonym.
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use them to make a great story. The first draft can be a huge mess sometimes, but if you clean it up you can marvel at the gem it is.
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How exactly do I have anything to write. How are my stories born? How do I get my writing ideas?...All of these methods can curate the most phenomenal of stories, the only thing missing is a paper and pencil to get started...
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An author platform...measures an author's audience/readership, their ability to reach their audience and get reads/sales, and their influence and presence across multiple platforms and areas.
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the many ways published authors can make money, with traditional publishing, self publishing, hybrid publishing and ways that work no matter how a book is published...
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as writer I realized that in order to get work done and be a better writer I need to write everyday. And to write everyday I needed discipline...
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But then I realized I am unable to point out my weakness, especially the biggest ones, because I am not separate from my writing: unable to analyze my writing unbiasedly, I