I’m reluctant to post this, because it is about making money. It is not about art. It will not feed your soul. (It might feed your family, however.) But here goes: As the parent of two kids, I’m always worried about college and other extremely high-cost future ticket items (not to mention the expensive current […]
[ Read More...]Ghost writing, blogging, and writing a novel in a year
As writers who have to support little hungry mouths, we are (well, like everyone else) always searching for a way to make money. So what about ghost-writing? Articles like this one from the BBC, make it sound so easy – write two or three books a year, put your kids through private schools. Live in a […]
[ Read More...]Dystopian Future of Publishing
I’m reeling. I was at a cell phone service store today, chatting with the staff while waiting to deal with a billing question and my guy noticed my email address. “Are you a writer? Carlos is a writer,” says my guy, “Well, not exactly a writer. A publisher.” “Carlos” (name changed, obviously) is a heavyset, laughing, youthful […]
[ Read More...]Free money costs time
It’s grant season! The NEA’s amazing fiction grant is available every other year – and this is the year for fiction (next year is poetry, etc.) — hard to keep track of because the grant is actually a 2014 grant but the application is due by February 28th, 2013. And if you think you’re going […]
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