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Read more about the article 9 Ways To Invest in Your Writing Business

9 Ways To Invest in Your Writing Business

(Fun fact!: 500,000 Venezuelan bolivares used to be worth about $300 USD. It is now worth $0 USD because they reissued their currency. Change your unstable currencies in the airport *before* you fly home, kids!) I like to set a theme for each year — particularly for my freelance writing business. This year’s theme? Pruning back the wrong opportunities, and investing in my business. Of course, I’ve been investing in my business all along. I joined the Freelance Writers Den. I took classes with people like Carol Tice and Ed Gandia. I invested in the software and tools, like Freshbooks…

Read more about the article The Zen of a Writer’s Finances: Cheating the Feast or Famine Cycle

The Zen of a Writer’s Finances: Cheating the Feast or Famine Cycle

Am I kidding? "Writer's finances" and "zen" in the same sentence? For most writers I know, talking about the financials of how we make a living is completely antithetical to feeling calm and zen-like. There's the stress of finding paying gigs. Of selling stories. Of late checks. Of deadbeat clients. Things are messy and complicated, and far too close to the edge of total ruin than most of us would like to admit. Maybe you've already seen this Salon article about writers who are sponsored by their well-off partners. If not, give it a read. It's thoughtful – and thought-provoking. I'm…