The business of being a writer
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"The Business of being a writer offers the business education writers need but so rarely receive. It is meant for early-career writers looking to develop a realistic set of expectations about making money from their work or for working writers who want a better understanding of the industry. Writers will gain a comprehensive picture of how the publishing world works--from queries and agents to blogging and advertising--and will learn how they can best position themselves for success over the long term.
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Having never heard of this person, I clicked through to their author page which has apparently only the books she actually wrote. They're all books about writing books: "The Business of Being a Writer", "Publishing 101", "Beginning Writers Answer Book". Oddly, also on that page is "Author In Progress: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published", but the page for that book (and…
on “AI-generated books create a dumpster fire on Amazon and Goodreads” ↗The author of the article: In addition to being a professor with The Great Courses (How to Publish Your Book), she is the author of The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press), which received a starred review from Library Journal.
on “AI-generated books create a dumpster fire on Amazon and Goodreads” ↗