A Business Plan For Writers
When you wrote your first book you thought you'd sit back, watch the royalties roll in and start working on your next book, right?
Being an author today is so much more than just writing.
Writing is a business and has to be treated like one.
Title: Writing a Business Plan for Writers
Author: Tiffany Shand
Genre: Nonfiction
http://mybook.to/bbw
In this short ebook
I'll take your through the reasons why you need a business plan, how to write
one and the different elements that make up one to help you become a successful
author.
Why you need to treat publishing like a business
Writers write books, but in this new world of digital
publishing, they have to be a lot more than that.
Writers have to be marketers
and entrepreneurs. They have to build themselves an author platform, grow their
readership, engage on social media, network and so much more.
Writing a book is really only the
tip of the iceberg. To be a serious writer you have to treat publishing like a
business.
If you become traditionally
published, you may think that your publisher will do all the work for you, but
that’s very rarely the case. Publishers expect authors to market their own
books and build their own platforms. If you don’t have a strong author platform
in place, a publisher is unlikely to take much interest in you. It’s harder to
get a traditional book publishing deal now, but not impossible. EBooks have
provided authors opportunities that have never been open to them before.
If you decide to self-publish your
books you are essentially your own publisher. Publishing is a business and has
to be treated as such. You have to sort out things such as editing, formatting,
cover design and marketing.
Although you can do some of these
things yourself, some of it does have to be outsourced and like any business
that takes time and money. Being a writer isn’t an easy business.
From the moment you decide to
publish your book, you became your own business. That’s right a business. Most writers just think
they’re writing when they write their book – I used to think the same thing.
They don’t think of it as the product it is.
I’m a writer first and foremost, but
I also have to be a lot of other things.
Yes, it takes a lot of work to
publish books well and get some profit out of it.
But it’s also a very exciting
and rewarding job.
This book is very brief but full of valuable information.
Whether you are an author (or dream of being an author) and choose to self publish or go a more traditional route to having your book published and presented to the world, you need to understand how the process works. Knowing the steps will diminish your frustration and fear.
Tiffany Shand tells you how to begin and gives examples to help clarify the process.
You may enjoy certain parts more than others, you may think you can do it all yourself, but as you go you may realize you need to outsource or delegate. Knowing the next step in the process may help you make better choices and feel more confident.
The book takes some of the mystery out of the process and will explain things you might not have considered.
Whether you are an author (or dream of being an author) and choose to self publish or go a more traditional route to having your book published and presented to the world, you need to understand how the process works. Knowing the steps will diminish your frustration and fear.
Tiffany Shand tells you how to begin and gives examples to help clarify the process.
You may enjoy certain parts more than others, you may think you can do it all yourself, but as you go you may realize you need to outsource or delegate. Knowing the next step in the process may help you make better choices and feel more confident.
The book takes some of the mystery out of the process and will explain things you might not have considered.
Tiffany Shand was born in Essex, UK and started writing short stories
when she was a child.
She has always
done writing in one form or another and started writing novels in her early
teens.
Tiffany loves to
read books and discovered her love for fantasy and paranormal romance during
this time.
She writes both
non-fiction and fiction, and love helping writers to build their author
platforms.
After doing a
creative writing course in her early 20s, she is now a freelance writer and
professional editor.
Tiffany lives in
Essex with her two spoiled cats and one very nutty hamster.
Find Tiffany on:
Tiffany’s blog
Thanks for hosting and for the great review!
ReplyDelete