Funding
How Much Can You Sell a Play Script For?
You want to break into the script writing market, and while you think it can pay you a lot of money, you’ve heard that some scriptwriters use their scripts to Read more…
Funding
Fiction vs. Nonfiction: Which Is More Profitable?
Many of us want to earn a decent living doing what we love most, which is writing. However, it can be challenging to decide whether to focus on money or Read more…
Funding
How Much Does a Sci-Fi Author Make?
Consult a website such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and ZipRecruiter, and you can find salary ranges for most industries. However, writers are not salaried employees, so resources like those aren’t reliable Read more…
Funding
Fiction vs. Nonfiction: Which Is More Profitable?
If you’re like most writers, you have too many ideas and not enough time to devote to every project. You could have an idea for a nonfiction book and a Read more…
Funding
Can the Government Pay You To Write a Book?
Writers are constantly looking for sources of income. Book publication, hosting writing workshops, and article and blog post writing are common sources. But what about less well-known sources, such as Read more…
Fiction
5 Reasons Why Writing Fiction Is So Hard
Most people know how to write words in a meaningful way, so it stands to reason that writing fiction should be easy, right? Wrong. Writing fiction well is downright tricky, Read more…
Non Fiction
Do Book Reviews Count as Publications?
In an academic context, a review counts as a publication in and of itself. Remember that as book reviews are generally not peer reviewed, they will not count as peer Read more…
Playwriting
Should You Write a Narrator Into Your Play?
All narratives have a narrator. However, plays have maintained uniqueness in how stories are shared with an audience, leaving writers with a great deal of freedom and responsibility to choose Read more…
Publishing
Do Publishers Print Books for You?
Getting a book published can seem impossible. Some agents only work with published writers, and many publishers will only look at manuscripts submitted by agents. Is it possible to pay Read more…
Publishing
Do Publishers Read the Whole Book?
Publishers are busy people, so it should stand to reason that around 10% of the books submitted to them are even looked at. When they do pick up a manuscript, Read more…