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These articles concentrate on the business of writing. Use the menu on the right to get more specific or just browse them sequentially.

A Publisher Wants My Book!

So a publisher wants to publish your book? That is so exciting! But before you get carried away, let’s take a look at that contract. Unfortunately there are a lot of shady “publishers” out there who just want to take advantage of the fact that there are tens of thousands of writers desperately hoping to be published.  Because you’re a member here at Written Well, we’ll assume that you already know that the old dream of finding a traditional publisher and riding a road to riches was incredibly rare even twenty years ago, and now it’s almost unheard of. Self-published...

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Why Do I Need to Write a Series?

Most self-published authors who make a significant income write in series of books. And most of them have many books available for readers who like what they do. It’s something beginners in the self-pub world rarely understand. They expect to write one book and have the world discover how brilliant they are and then rake in the money and the fame. But it rarely works that way in traditional publishing, and almost never in self-publishing. This is primarily because there are only so many readers who want what you have to offer, and only a few ways to reach them....

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How to Quit Your Day Job and Write Full-Time

The first thing to know about quitting your day job and writing full-time is don’t quit your day job. 99.9% of writers got into writing for the love and joy that writing provided them. It can be difficult to maintain those emotions when you have to do it for work. If you have a job that you can stand and provides you a decent living, hold onto it and write in your free time. You won’t burn out on the writing and you might make a little money on the side. But you’re not here for that, are you? Good,...

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