Do you write for love or money? With the advent of indie publishing, this question vexes writers like it never has before—for the first time, you can literally chase trends, feeding the fans of that lucrative genre that’s flying off the shelves. But what if the stories you love to write aren’t the kind that are selling like ice water in July? How do you create a career in writing that you both love and hits the financial success you need to justify the hours spent at the keyboard?
For Love or Money talks about writing for love (and how to sell that) as well as writing for money (and how to love it). It contains serious strategies about making money with your books, living the freedom of indie publishing, and stretching yourself creatively in your career. For authors willing to take a hard look at themselves and the market, this book will lay out the necessary steps to create your dream writing career.
For Love or Money is meant to be used in tandem with The Indie Author Survival Guide (Second Edition), the first book in the Crafting a Self-Publishing Career series. Together, these two books will set you on a path of turning your love for storytelling into a career.
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**Table of Contents**
Author's Note
Crafting Your Dream Writer Life
1.1 Choosing Your Mountain
1.2 Park Your Biases At The Curb
1.3 Embrace Your Freedom
1.4 My Journey
1.5 Decide For Yourself
1.6 Bite-Sized Summary
Writing For Love
2.1 Writing Challenges Me
2.2 Forget About Readers
2.3 Joyful Writing
2.4 Take Your Craft Up A Level
2.5 It Will Always Be Hard
2.6 Bite-Sized Summary
Turning Love Into Money
3.1 Don't Give Up Too Soon
3.2 All The Marketing Tricks
3.3 Making What You Love More Commercial
3.4 My Biggest Failure/Learning Experience
3.5 Why Isn't My Book Selling
3.6 Build Your Backlist
3.7 Bite-Sized Summary
Writing For Money
4.1 Writing What Sells
4.2 What's In Your Wheelhouse
4.3 Don't Try This At Home
4.4 Bite-Sized Summary
Balancing Writing And Life
5.1 Staying Sane in a Crazy (Indie Publishing) World
Managing Your Career
Appendix: Your Self-Publishing Toolkit
For Love or Money talks about writing for love (and how to sell that) as well as writing for money (and how to love it). It contains serious strategies about making money with your books, living the freedom of indie publishing, and stretching yourself creatively in your career. For authors willing to take a hard look at themselves and the market, this book will lay out the necessary steps to create your dream writing career.
For Love or Money is meant to be used in tandem with The Indie Author Survival Guide (Second Edition), the first book in the Crafting a Self-Publishing Career series. Together, these two books will set you on a path of turning your love for storytelling into a career.
**JOIN THE FOR LOVE OR MONEY FACEBOOK GROUP** Connect with your fellow self-published authors and share information about writing and publishing. Susan hosts monthly consultation giveaways and shares updates on the constantly evolving publishing landscape.
JOIN HERE: http://smarturl.it/LoveOrMoneyGroup
**Table of Contents**
Author's Note
Crafting Your Dream Writer Life
1.1 Choosing Your Mountain
1.2 Park Your Biases At The Curb
1.3 Embrace Your Freedom
1.4 My Journey
1.5 Decide For Yourself
1.6 Bite-Sized Summary
Writing For Love
2.1 Writing Challenges Me
2.2 Forget About Readers
2.3 Joyful Writing
2.4 Take Your Craft Up A Level
2.5 It Will Always Be Hard
2.6 Bite-Sized Summary
Turning Love Into Money
3.1 Don't Give Up Too Soon
3.2 All The Marketing Tricks
3.3 Making What You Love More Commercial
3.4 My Biggest Failure/Learning Experience
3.5 Why Isn't My Book Selling
3.6 Build Your Backlist
3.7 Bite-Sized Summary
Writing For Money
4.1 Writing What Sells
4.2 What's In Your Wheelhouse
4.3 Don't Try This At Home
4.4 Bite-Sized Summary
Balancing Writing And Life
5.1 Staying Sane in a Crazy (Indie Publishing) World
Managing Your Career
Appendix: Your Self-Publishing Toolkit
