Hands up all those who'd like to have a successful writing career.
(What's that you say? What do I mean by 'successful'?)
All right Wholesale Allen Iverson Jersey , I know all writers are individuals. To some, 'successful' might mean just getting one article published. Others want a string of best-selling novels, recognition in the supermarket and megabucks in the bank account. So Cheap Tobias Harris Jersey , for the purposes of this article, we'll define 'successful' as "achieving regular or ongoing publication credits in tandem with a growing income". That income should increase as you become more recognized and popular as a writer.
Now for the crunch. How do you achieve success? How do you win a growing readership? And the biggie: how do you make sure you get paid for your efforts?
There's a simple answer. You need to INVEST in your career. Think of your writing as a fledgling business. Wise investment will help it to grow - and help you to get the results you want. You need to spend a buck to make two (or more) bucks
You need to prioritize your spending
You need to invest time as well as money
You need to invest energy
You need to surround yourself with wise advisors and positive people
You need to plan, review Cheap Jon Leuer Jersey , and plan again 1. You Need To Spend A Buck To Make A Buck
Every craftsperson needs to have good tools to get the best results. A writer is no different. You can make do with a typewriter - but a computer is better. (Why? It's easier to edit your work; you can connect to the wider writing community via the Internet, and editors are increasingly asking for manuscripts and proofs to be emailed to them.)
You can make do with looking up publishers in the Yellow Pages - but the latest edition of a Writer's Marketplace is better. (Why? It gives you much more industry-specific information - and it's a darn sight more convenient.)
You can make do with business cards and postcards to promote yourself - but an email addresswebsite address is better. (Why? The take-up rate of Internet users is phenomenal - people can reach you or read about you easily and conveniently.) It's easy to talk yourself into "making do". And it's true that writers can spend almost nothing on tools of the trade. However, successful businesses know that in the end Cheap Avery Bradley Jersey , you have to spend money to make money. That doesn't mean waste money - it means you carefully plan your spending.
2. You Need to Prioritise Your Spending
There are three main things you need to think about when you're prioritising your spending on your writing career. What will help me improve my skills?
What will help me to do my job more effectively?
What will help me to become better known and to market my work? Look realistically at your income and expenditure, and decide what you can spend on your writing career in the next 12 months. Don't make this the least possible you can manage. Think of it as ongoing costs in building an effective business. (And remember that many start-up businesses don't expect to make a profit for the first 3 years!)
Here are a few ideas:
(a) What will help me improve my skills?
Books on writing for your professional library - a writing course - a writing workshop or program - a writers' seminar or conference - membership of a writers' centre - writing software - a critique service
(b) What will help me do my job more effectively?
An up to date computer - a good-quality desk and chair - an internet connection - a directory of writers' markets - a separate room for writing - a reduction in working hours in my outside job - a fax andor good printer - a better word processing program
(c) What will help me to get known and to market my work?
Attendance at writing talksseminarsworkshopsgroups - local functions and social groups - internet discussion lists - my own website - submission of articles to industry magazinesezines - run my own seminars and workshops - business cards - regular column for local paper - radio chat show appearances
These are just a few ideas. Brainstorm a list of your own, then rank the items on each list in order of importance to you. What is the wisest use of your money at this point in your career?
3. You Need To Invest Time As Well As Money
You have probably already noticed that many of the career-boosting strategies that involve investment of cash also require an investment of your time. The importance of giving time to your career cannot be overestimated. It takes time to read up on markets and draw up a submission list.
It takes time to keep records about where your work has been and where it needs to go next.
It takes time to go to seminars Cheap Ish Smith Jersey , workshops and regular group meetings.
It takes time to read up on techniques to build your writing skills, to use them, and to get feedback on how well they worked.
And of course - it takes time to actually sit down and write! In writing Cheap Langston Galloway Jersey , as in any field of endeavour, there are far more 'gunnas' than achievers. "I was gunna write for an hour every day, BUT..."; "I was gunna do a chapter this week Cheap Henry Ellenson Jersey , BUT..."; "I was gunna go to that seminar, BUT..."
It's far easier to find excuses for not doing something than to get out there and do it. With every excuse, your writing career stalls again. Sure Cheap Stanley Johnson Jersey , we all have times when everything that could go wrong does go wrong - but we need to be careful that this enforced 'time out' doesn't stretch from weeks to months, or from months to years.
4. You Need To Invest Energy
An energetic approach to achieving success in your writing career is just as important as spending time and money. You can spend thousands of dollars and you can sit down at the computer for four hours a day seven days a week - but if you don't i
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