My post-CONvergence update will be a little late, as I have been distracted by allergy medicines and a fog of con crud. Strangely, the two brain cells I have left, are rubbing together on another topic: how writers are role models. Writers can be cave trolls and never interact with other human beings, but there’s […]
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Business 101: On Screwing Up
And here you probably thought I was going to tell you about places to find work, eh? Where you look for jobs depends upon what you want to write and how. So, for me to cover that in a single post, well… It’s very possible I’d give you incorrect or not-as-useful advice. So why am […]
Business 101: Deciding What “X” Is
Over the past few days, I’ve been talking about core concepts to help you figure out how you want to develop your business. Yesterday, I talked about your core competency. Today, I want to talk about why you want to be a writer, but not from an emotional, super floofy perspective. Why? To be validated? […]
Business 101: Building Core Competency
Today, cats and kittens… I am going to talk about your core competency. No, this is not about your platform persay. This is about what service you are going to perform, what Art you will create, that people will spend money on. Take a deep breath. Okay? Seriously. Here are some things to consider when […]
Business 101: Day Two a Chat about Appearances and Fandom
Okay, so yesterday’s post about Smashing Assumptions was published early due to a WordPress snafu. Apologies for that! So now I am ahead of schedule. Today, I’m going to talk to you about appearances and how they impact your business. I’m going to start with an anecdote. Oh, shit. (Deep breath.) Here goes: It’s GenCon […]