Full-Time Writer

Building a Writing Career Off YOUR Strengths

C.R. Rowenson — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:23:38 GMT

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Empower your writing career by harnessing your unique strengths to take ownership of your success, crafting a path that truly fits you.

There are some incredible people in the world, individuals who have overcome harrowing challenges or achieved success through unique strategies. If you're like me, the thought of facing similar trials can be like a knife to the gut. In this presentation, I'll share my journey of stepping back from perceived expectations, discovering my own strengths, and using them to kickstart my career. By the end, I aim to help you identify your unique strengths and understand how to leverage them to craft a writing career that truly fits you.

Here is the handout referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ALC-Handout_5F00_Building-a-Career_5F00_Rowenson.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../BuildingaWritingCareerOffYOURStrengths.mp4

About the Presenter:
Fascinated by magic since pine cones could be fireballs, C. R. Rowenson (Clark) is an award-winning author, blogger, and writing coach that studies magic building like others study oil-painting. His prime directive is to help storytellers craft and repair unforgettable magic systems in their stories. You can visit https://crrowenson.com/ to witness, fuel, or join in his obsession.

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Building a Writing Career Off YOUR Strengths

Author Learning Center — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:22:28 GMT

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TV Critic Ray Richmond on His Approach to Entertainment Writing

Ray Richmond — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:24:56 GMT

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Journalist and author Ray Richmond was a television critic for 25 years, and he took the duty very seriously. For Richmond, he believed he had a responsibility as an entertainment writer to tell people if something was not worth their time, or if something deserved more attention. He was one of the first critics to embrace Breaking Bad and Seinfeld. He says the people behind these productions truly appreciated the attention he brought to the shows, and being able to do that was worth everything to Richmond. Their gratefulness showed how TV criticism could make a difference in people’s lives.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TVCriticRayRichmondonHisApproachtoEntertainmentWriting.mp4

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Christina Hoag on Her Learning Experience as an Author

Christina Hoag — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:42:19 GMT

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New writers commonly underestimate the amount of time and dedication it takes to complete and publish a book. For author and writing instructor Christina Hoag, the journey for completing and publishing her first novel was a much longer process than she anticipated. Before writing a novel, Hoag wrote a lot of short stories that she tucked away in a drawer and never revisited. While these short stories helped Hoag with her writing craft, they didn't prepare her for the amount of rewrites a fully polished, full-length manuscript requires. Another common misconception among new writers is that you will make a lot of money from publishing a novel. Authors that reach bestseller status and sell millions of copies are rare, as are overnight successes. Hoag does believe that if you are fully committed and really want success as a writer, you can attain it. Just be prepared to work.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ChristinaHoagonHerLearningExperienceasanAuthor.mp4

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Christina Hoag on Her Learning Experience as an Author

Christina Hoag — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:36:01 GMT

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Setting Career Level Goals - article

Molly Blaisdell — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:27:20 GMT

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Writers need to understand that writing is a business. Successful businesses are born out of careful planning. Every writer should create goals for a successful writing career. One way you can get on the road to success is with a clear business plan. A ship without a rudder will wander aimlessly. The same goes for a writer without a plan.
How does a writer create a good plan to move forward? The U.S. Small Business Administration offers a guide to writing a business plan. It includes templates to help you create a sound plan for your writing business. Start by creating a mission statement. What is the core idea behind your writing? Summarize what you have done so far in pursuit of a writing career. Next, summarize your long-term goals. A bullet list of specific goals can be helpful. Remember that this is a working document that you will want to revisit every year.

A good way to be successful is to make marketing goals, such as how you intend to target the publishing companies that may generate the most success for your book. You also might want to set a goal of investigating how others succeeded in publishing to help determine your best marketing path. For writers, this means reading as much as you can to get an intimate sense of the breadth of the market. Widening the scope of your research will help you create goals for improving sales presentations (i.e. queries), networking with other professionals, and looking into public relations management.

Creating a business plan will help with the business side of your work, but writing isn’t just about the business side; it is also about production. You should have a plan that keeps your writing production on track. It’s important that your basic writing goals are actionable. That means you must have goals over which you have control and that you can implement.

For example, some writers may need to focus on technical details like grammar, novel structure, or characterization. Your short-term actionable goals may include studying a craft book, attending a writing conference, or taking a course. Other writers need to work on creating a lifestyle that is more conducive for bringing forth masterworks. A popular program is “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. A third area of goal setting common to many authors encompasses time management. Other examples of actionable goals include reading Kelly L. Stone’s “Time to Write” or investigating time management software like Harvest.

Write your business plan, make your goals, and watch success come your way

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The Benefits of Treating Writing as a Profession or Business

Jason Schmetzer — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:08:53 GMT

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Being a writer is tough, especially when you are writing for more than just yourself. If you are writing with the hope of publishing and selling books to more than just your family, or, if you are freelance writing for clients, you must treat the process as a business says author, freelancer, and marketing expert Jason Schmetzer. The success of any business is based on several factors, but for writers, there a few key things that must be employed to ensure success. First and foremost, Schmetzer says, is to finish what you've started. This seems like a simple task but is much harder than most new writers know. And, if you are working as a freelancer writing for someone else, finish on point and meet your agreed upon deadline. Second, Schmetzer advises writers to remember that you have to put time and effort into finding readers - potential readers don't have to read your work, you have to make them want to read it. Finally, Schmetzer recommends being professional at all times, whether writing for yourself or for a client. Strive to create collaborative, respectful relationships no matter whom you are working with, because negativity and bad impressions will follow you.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheBenefitsofTreatingWritingasaProfessionorBusiness.mp4

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The Benefits of Treating Writing as a Profession or Business

Jason Schmetzer — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:07:43 GMT

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The Benefits of Treating Writing as a Profession or Business

Jason Schmetzer — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:03:56 GMT

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The Challenges of Transitioning From Journalist to Book Author - podcast

Jane Hodges — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:19:19 GMT

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Author and journalist Jane Hodges talks about the challenges of transitioning from a journalist to a book author. One of the struggles for thinking of a topic for books is that you’re writing over a long period of time and a book is more permanent. Therefore the angle that you take on a story has to be changed. The interviewing and research, though, is pretty similar. In the clip below, Hodges goes into detail about how to change up your writing style to make it more applicable to a book when coming from a short-form journalistic background.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheChallengesofTransitioningFromJournalisttoBookAuthor.mp3

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The Challenges of Transitioning From Journalist to Book Author - video

Jane Hodges — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:18:51 GMT

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Making a Living as a Writer - podcast

Leslie Miller — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:01:50 GMT

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Leslie Miller, co-founder of Girl Friday Productions, discusses making a living as a writer. Miller talks about what it means to have a writer career. How do you set up a writing career so that you have the best chance of success? If you’re a writer, do you have an option to not write? And what’s the difference between writing for the web and writing a novel? Miller talks about how we talk to our kids about becoming writers, what we tell ourselves about being writers, and how we approach our craft as a life calling.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../MakingaLivingasaWriter.mp3

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Making a Living as a Writer - video

Leslie Miller — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:01:24 GMT

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Carolyn Oei and Marc Nair Discuss the Content Strategy for Their Culture Magazine, Mackerel

Carolyn Oei and Marc Nair — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:19:29 GMT

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Launched in 2015, Carolyn Oei and Marc Nair initially came up with the idea for their Singaporean culture magazine Mackerel while on their honeymoon. As partners of the arts and culture PR firm, The Creative Voice, both Oei and Nair have always been interested in writing about and documenting the world around them. They decided to bring their passion to their magazine, focusing on interviews and stories that people don't expect. Their goal is to tell contemporary stories of beauty, truth and hope through essays, photographs, podcasts and videos. As responsible writers, Oei says they do a lot of groundwork for their articles including research and travel. They plan an editorial calendar and line stories up months in advance. The stories come from a variety of places and contributors, Nair says, and they are always looking for new ways to "tease out a sense of wonder along with the narrative."

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Carolyn Oei on Founding the Singaporean PR Firm, The Creative Voice

Carolyn Oei and Marc Nair — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:15:06 GMT

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After leaving her corporate job, writer and former journalist Carolyn Oei knew she wanted to continue in the field of marketing communications and public relations, so she founded the firm The Creative Voice. Her main objective was to transition from business and corporate PR work to projects that focused on Singaporean arts and culture. Since 2011, The Creative Voice has taken on projects that have everything to do with the arts, culture, and community building in Singapore. Through curation and creation, Oei and partner Marc Nair offer clients a variety of writing services, both nonfiction and fiction, festival management, photography services, and more. In addition to serving the arts community through their firm, Oei and Nair co-founded the culture magazine Mackerel.

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Full-Time Writer

Author Learning Center — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:43:39 GMT

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The Importance of Understanding the Business Side of Being an Author

Bob Morris — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:46:50 GMT

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Accomplished writer, author, and independent publisher Bob Morris admits that he was very green when he wrote his first novel. He didn't think like an entrepreneur and consider the business side of being an author because his background was in journalism, not business. Now the author of several books and essay collections, as well as owner of Story Farm, Morris understands the benefits of being business-savvy as an author. Knowing how to reach readers, network effectively, and negotiate contracts are all a part of the "job". At the end of the day, he says, it's your business and you must own it. In order to be successful authors must be entrepreneurial at the same time they are being creative.

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The Growth and Evolution of the Singapore Literary Market - podcast

Alice Clark-Platts — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:40:39 GMT

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Author and Singapore Writers' Group founder Alice Clark-Platts sees the Singapore literary market as a constantly growing, fantastic hub of creativity. The Singaporean government has put a lot of money into the arts, encouraging their citizens to embrace and utilize all that their communities have to offer. Clark-Platts has witnessed people coming from all over the world to share their creativity and wisdom, as evident with the yearly Singapore Writers Festival, one of Asia's premier literary events.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../The-Growth-and-Evolution-of-the-Singapore-Literary-Market.mp3

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The Growth and Evolution of the Singapore Literary Market - video

Alice Clark-Platts — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:40:36 GMT

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Mary Higgins Clark on her Writing Career - video

Mary Higgins Clark — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:18:48 GMT

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Mary Higgins Clark on writing since the age of six, being a dreadful math student, and her first successes as a published author. To learn more about this #1 New York Times bestselling author visit http://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Mary-Higgins-Clark/6230.

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