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Writers: Overcoming emotional setbacks

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Actually, these posts by Kristine Kathryn Rusch are for writers and other freelancers, but I assume other freelancers are reading other blogs, so we’ll just stick to the writer part of these.
Check out Kris’s latest post, on overcoming emotional setbacks. Do you see yourself in some of those examples? I sure do.
Makes you [...]

Another great post on the business side of writing

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

You know I love to pass these along. Here’s another great one from Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
And if you’ve missed any in her series, go back and read. It’s a great education for writers wanting to understand more about the business side of our business.
Enjoy!

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Why sometimes writers have to be tough, even if it goes against our natures

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Another excellent post from multiple award-winning novelist and short story author Kristine Kathryn Rusch about the business side of writing. This week’s installment, how to get paid.
And if you haven’t read the previous installments yet, take the time to catch up on the whole collection. For those of you who want to making [...]

Writers, the importance of diversifying

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

If you haven’t been following all of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s posts on freelancing (including last week’s, in which she discusses what we can learn from Michael Jackson’s financial situation), do yourself a favor and catch up.
This one is part five, and discusses the value of diversifying if you’re a writer or any other kind [...]

If you are going to quit your day job–

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Here’s another installment in award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s excellent “Freelancer’s Survival Guide.”
Today’s topic: If you are going to quit your day job (see earlier post), then what should you make sure you do ahead of time?
And no one’s looking over your shoulder, but if you find these posts of Kris’s helpful, you might [...]


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