What do professional writers get in their Christmas stockings? Simon Whaley unwraps a few ideas from Christmas past to sneak onto your list this year.
Business of Writing – Christmas Gifts
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BoW – Coping With A Crisis In Confidence
Dark nights and negative demons can quash a writer’s confidence. Simon Whaley finds two writers who’ve trained their demons into submission.Â
(Published in Writing Magazine – November 2015 Issue)
Business of Writing – Get Help Through Business Synergies
Businesses make themselves stronger by joining forces. Simon Whaley discovers how this can help your writing.
Writing is a lonely occupation, but those writers who succeed tend to be the ones who seek support from elsewhere. In the world of business this is known as a synergy, when two or more businesses co-operate to produce a result greater than their separate parts. As individual writers we have strengths, but we also have weaknesses. In order to develop as writers we need to recognise those weaknesses and then join forces with another business that can help us overcome them, making us much stronger in a competitive world.
Business of Writing – Don’t Avoid The Diversion!
Keeping our writing business afloat isn’t easy. Simon Whaley chats to two writers who’ve found diversification has led to calmer seas. Â
Business of Writing – Free Words?
Is it good business to write for free? Simon Whaley explores the value of your words.
Picture the scene: an email pops into your inbox. The editor loves your submission and wants to publish it. Sadly, there’s no budget to pay contributors, but it’s a great opportunity to see your name in print, and it’ll give you a piece to put in your published portfolio. So, what do you do?
Writing Magazine – The Business of Writing – Software Solutions
The latest article in my Business of Writing column in Writing Magazine has just been published. Software Solutions identifies a few computer programmes of use to writers, with some quotes …
Writing Magazine – The Business of Writing – Rights
My latest article in the Business of Writing series has just been published in Writing Magazine. Know Your rights looks at the various rights writers need to consider offering/retaining when submitting their work to editors.
Writing Magazine – Business of Writing Series continues
The June issue of Writing Magazine is out now, containing the latest in the series of articles I’ve written for them about the Business of Writing … Read about the …
The Wrong Number
When Lisa Edwards’ telephone number appeared on Ricky Butcher’s mobile phone in an episode of the BBC’s popular Eastenders soap opera last year, she soon discovered what happens when a …