Run your business like a business. Period. Thinking of your writing as a business may come as shock to some authors, but not to those who are hitting the bestseller lists every week with their awesome books! If an author doesn’t think of their writing as a business, they may make money, but they won’t be able to keep it.
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RESOURCES
Software:
Microsoft Office http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/home-and-business
Business Plan Pro http://www.paloalto.com/business_plan_software
QuickBooks http://www.quickbooks.intuit.com
TaxAct http://www.taxact.com
PaperTiger http://www.papertiger.com
Books:
Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self-Publishers, Tad Crawford
The Business of Writing, Stephen Goldin
The Writer’s Legal Guide: An Author’s Guild Desk Reference, Tad Crawford
From Good to Great, Jim Collins
The Lean Start-up, Eric Ries
Organizations:
Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
SCORE: Counselor’s to America’s Small Business www.score.org
NAWBO: National Assoc. of Women Business Owners www.nawbow.org
Angel Resources Institute (ARI) www.angelcapitaleducation.org
Financial Peace University www.daveramsey.com