Business basics for authors
Do you have a published book? Do you know you now own a business? “Business Basics for Authors” describes the operations required to run your book business The book is written in plain English, not business techni-babbleOnce you have a book published, you own a business.The purpose of the business is to market and sell your book. The implication is that you, the author, can’t make ego-driven decisions: the decisions must be business-driven. While you’d rather be writing another book, still, you have to acquire the basics of operating a business.Just because you now own a business doesn’t mean it has to be complicated. It’s a matter of understanding the business issues involved. In this book, you’ll learn: * Business basics * Tax issues * Budgeting * Profit & Loss * Additional resources * What other authors sayHank Quense is the author of more than 25 books, both fiction and non-fiction. He founded Strange Worlds Publishing as his own imprint. For many years, he has practiced the business principles described in Business Basics fo Authors.Learn how to run your book business today!Click on the “Buy Now!” button! From the author of Book Marketing Fundamentals and How to Self-publish and Market a Book.
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Do you have a story struggling to come out? Do you know how to write it down? Or how to tell it?Writing a story involves weaving many elements together to create a singular tale. If you’re stumped on how to get started, you need this book: Infographic Guide to Creating Stories Hank Quense tells you how to create your story. He believes that stories come from the melding of three elements: getting ideas, story design and story-telling. Ideas have to come from the author. Infographic Guide to Creating Stories concentrates on the last two. The book concentrates on developing characters including such rarely discussed requirements such as a dominant reader emotion and the character's biography. Plots are also covered in depth and a number of graphics are included to illustrate complex points. Another topic discusses subplots and how to utilize them and how to nest them within the main plot. A separate chapter discusses the relationship between the plot and the emotional arcs. Other topics covered are: character arcs, scene design, point-of-view, writing voice and more.
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