Spending long, fruitless hours scouring job boards for book ghostwriting work can be exhausting and discouraging. I have yet to come across a job board that has book ghostwriting as a category, which makes it very hard to do a proper quick search. If you do find a listing, you must then go through the … Continue reading 5 Things You Need to Know about Pitching Book Packagers
This past week, I've started pitching daily again. I've got two major projects wrapping up in April, and I'm starting to get a little panicky about May because of it. I probably should have gotten back into the daily pitches at the beginning of April, but hey, hindsight is 20/20 as they say. I'm feeling … Continue reading Pitch with Confidence, Land More Clients
Sheesh! This one is a long time coming. I've got to get better at posting these. This year, I started posting income reports because I have found there is a serious lack of these reports for experts in my field (namely, books), and I want to provide some hope to those of you thinking of … Continue reading How I Make Money Writing and Editing Books: Freelance Income Report March 2017
I did it! I filed my taxes for my first year of full-time freelancing, and it really wasn't so bad. When you freelance, you are a small business owner, and all the financial crap that comes with that is one of the most off-putting things about this career, at least for me. 2015's taxes weren't … Continue reading Filing Taxes as a Full-Time Freelancer
I've talked about pitching quite a bit on this blog—cold pitching and responding to project listings. However, I haven't talked much about what happens if your pitch gets a response, so I want to cover exactly what that looks like for book ghostwriting projects. (Not sure how to pitch? You may find these posts helpful: … Continue reading How to Craft a Ghostwriting Bid
When you work from home, it's super nice to have a quiet place designated for your business, especially if you live with others. Having a home office has a number of advantages. If you're working from the couch or the kitchen table, it's much easier to become distracted. The TV's right there. The fridge is … Continue reading Home Office Ideas and Essentials
