For many writers the idea of trying to figure out how to manage taxes related to writing is laughable because they are still dreaming of selling their first article, story or manuscript. However, you may well find yourself receiving payment for your writing one day ? and when you do, it's important to know some tax basics as they relate to writing. In America all income is taxable and that includes income from writing. Some writers will file as a sole proprietorship busine...

I had a dream. I wanted to write a book. I have found a neat way to jump over the publishing and marketing hurdles. What do I mean by neat? How about immensely more effective, efficient, and gratifying, for starters? An Explosive Situation You see, I love to write. I am also very curious, by nature. That can be a blessing and a curse! Over the years, I have dived into (read ?immersed myself?) in a number of activities and fields of knowledge. I have acquired a fair amou...

You have developed a plot, setting and have even come up the main characters for your latest story. You start to write, but it isn?t long before your come to a road block. It?s not the storyline; after all you know where you?re headed. It?s not the setting; you mapped that out before the first word was committed to paper. No, the thing that you are missing is the perfect name for you characters. You have a couple of throw away names you are using, but you know the names ju...

The term content writing has taken on a new meaning with the advent of the internet. In strict writing discipline the term refers to adapting your writing to match a specific style or voice. This type of writing has nothing to do with personal taste or style preference. It is, however, a means of forcing yourself to learn to write in a style that you may have never chosen on your own. In the realm of writing for internet providers the term has a similar meaning, but there ...

If you are looking at making writing a means of providing a personal income it may be important to understand how to develop your passion for writing into a successful small business. The first step is one you've already taken. Discover what you are passionate about. If you are reading this article you are probably most interested in the written word. It is important to note that a successful writing career is a process of baby steps and is rarely attained in a 'overnig...

The research you have conducted has been exhausting, yet the first draft of your non-fiction work is complete and you are in the midst of revisions and personal editing. Your plan is to send it on to a publisher soon. Are you really finished with the work at that point? You can take satisfaction in the fact that one of the harder elements of your experience in writing is over, but there are many details yet to attend to. You will need to write a cover letter and provide...

The business of writing for magazines is often speculative in nature. It can often seem fruitless to conduct research on available paying magazines, attempt to understand their style and unique requirements, write the article, send the article, and then wait for what can seem a never ending response. It can be even more daunting when you have invested significant time and energy and have received multiple rejection slips. It can cause an author to wonder if they should han...

When you understand what an editor allows in the way of submissions you can begin to see there may be more options available to you than you may have realized. By understanding the ?big three? submission types you will find a greater ability to maximize your publishing potential. What is a Parallel Submission? When you conduct research for a non-fiction article it is possible to take the research and create several articles on the same topic. This goal can be accomplish...

Start at the beginning - or the end - or somewhere in the middle. It may not be as where you start as long as you start somewhere in the process of academic essay writing. The importance of academic writing is to supply a thesis or an arguable point. Academic writing cannot stand on its own by simply presenting the observations of others. As a writer, you must present your own argument and then supply points of support that assist in furthering your argument. You should be...

Perhaps you are fortunate enough to have your own book published. Your publisher might be a large firm with allocated resources to manage the Public Relations (PR) for your book or they might be a smaller firm that relies on their authors to do some of the legwork in promoting the book. Some authors are well acquainted with the process of promoting their own book while others feel inadequate to the task of self-promotion. In the process of promoting your work there are ...