Does Money Matter - WritersLife.org

Does Money Matter - WritersLife.org     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Hello there its Peter here again from WritersLife.org and coming up today does money matter when we first starts a write one of the thoughts up must go round every writers headies how can I make money from this that's not to say that every writer is money driven but at the same time whether you're writing a novel and try to get it published or have decided to pack in the day job and set yourself up as a freelance writer many of the decisions about how much time you can dedicate to your writing will revolve around the possibility of being able to make a living from it while it's true that there is money to be made in writing particularly for fiction writers often we have to make a choice do we want to write or do we want to have money writing takes up a lot of time and while it's possible to fit your writing in around a full-time job doing so requires a tremendous amount of dedication even then there are no guaranteed rewards it's also important to decide how important money truly is to you for most writers being published is their ultimate goal and many writers assume that if they do get that all-important yes from a publisher that their money worries were simply drift away and they'll be given a considerable advance and can write about their stories living a life of leisure unfortunately for those looking few reality soon kicks in advances aren't likely to be enough to retire on and when it comes to royalties often the percentage taken from agents and publishers is so high that the author doesn't see a massive return from book sales of course if your book is a huge success you could end up extremely rich but if you think about how many books are out there and how many rich and famous authors you can name the two don't quite add up that's because the majority of authors yes even published authors aren't wealthy and in fact many have to do other work alongside their writing to make ends meet writing costs money too it's also worth remembering that writing is likely not only to toss you in time but money too even if you self publish which means you can keep all or most of the money from any book sales you're then solely responsible for getting the book edited to a publishable standard gets in your book cover design and printing and sending copies to any readers all of which will take significant dollars of his sale price not to mention marketing costs actually to get your book noticed in the first place there are lots of ways other to make a lucrative living from your writing it might just be that selling books isn't the one you should rely on if you can land yourself a consistent writing game this is a great way to pay the bills while still allowing the freedom and flexibility necessary to get the novel written at the end of the day many writers have to make difficult decisions choices and sacrifices when it comes to their writing career and being firm about how far you are willing to go and just what sacrifices you are ready to make will help you stay focused and purposeful and make everything much clearer in the long run okay don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to   like this video give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you again next time