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How to Prepare for Your Next Writers Conference

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We have a special guest today to help you prepare a one-sheet like a pro for your next conference.

She is an agent with Books & Such Literary Management, representing fiction and nonfiction. Having worked in publishing since 1995, she has been on the inside of two publishing houses in sales, marketing, and editorial. She’s been an agent for 12 years and currently represents an impressive list of 75 bestselling and award-winning authors, in addition to coaching unagented authors and teaching her online course, AuthorSchool.com.

Rachelle Gardner, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!

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The Course of the Week: Tax & Business Guide for Authors

In the course you will:

  1. Learn whether or not you qualify for tax deductions for your writing-related expenses (not all writers qualify). You will also find out about the nine factors the IRS uses to determine if someone is a professional author.
  2. Receive an indie business plan template. Learn how to easily create a business plan for your independent publishing business.
  3. Learn about a simple tool that will help you make more money as an author while helping make you become more audit-proof.
  4. Learn how to start making a writing income even before your first book comes out. Making extra money helps you qualify for tax deductions!
  5. Learn whether or not you need to form an LLC. We will also share a cheap and easy way to form an LLC when the time comes.
  6. Learn about 19 different tax deductions authors can take advantage of.
  7. Learn how to reduce your chances of being audited by the IRS.
  8. Learn how to avoid common mistakes that often get authors in trouble with the IRS.
  9. Tax court cases for your CPA.

Right now the Tax & Legal Bundle is on sale. Normally these courses costs $117; but for the next week, you can get the whole bundle for only $39. Use coupon code MARCH2020 at checkout, or click the link in the show notes to activate the coupon code automatically.

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Writers’ conferences are a key step in your publishing journey. Especially if you hope to be traditionally published. They are also very expensive and time-consuming. The key to getting the most out of your next writers conference is preparation. And a key tool to prepare ahead of time is a one-sheet.
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Writers’ conferences are a key step in your publishing journey. Especially if you hope to be traditionally published. They are also very expensive and time-consuming. The key to getting the most out of your next writers conference is preparation. And a key tool to prepare ahead of time is a one-sheet. You can listen to this episode How to Prepare Your Next Writers Conference on Christian …

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Fear and Its Antecedents

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The coronavirus is the topic on everyone’s mind. Your community, your family, and even yourself may have been or could be affected. Maybe not by the virus itself but by the economic and societal fallout of the cancellations and shutdown of communities. Many experts, much smarter than I, are speaking erudite words of “stay calm and be wise.” I land on the fact that God is bigger …

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Teased Hair

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My mother has sported teased hair all her life. My beautician says they don’t teach new hairstylists how to tease hair anymore. So when I need to find someone to style my mother’s hair, I have to ask if they know how to tease it. I found two in town: one is my hairdresser, and the other is the back-up stylist I go to when my regular beautician isn’t working. “Oh, you mean, backcomb?” She smiled …

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Our Favorite Typos

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Writers aren’t perfect. This may not be news to you. But occasionally we read or create typos that stay with us. Some become favorites, prompting smiles and giggles (and maybe embarrassment) for years to come. I asked writers, editors, and agents to share some from their experiences. Here are their favorites: “I submitted a post called ‘4 Reasons Why Writers Should Clothe Themselves with Humility’ …

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How to Write Cinematic with Deborah Raney

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Show Notes The biggest competition for authors is not other books. It’s movies. Movies often have scores of writers working together; and most people hungry for story prefer to watch a movie in the evening than read a book. Even many authors have subscriptions to Netflix.  The most popular books borrow writing techniques from Hollywood. If you want your book to be popular in the 2020s, …

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Choosing Your Character’s Name

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Choosing the name of a character in your novel is a bit like reading the book Where’s Waldo? You can search forever and never find just the right one. Creativity You want to be creative, but not too creative. You say, “It has to fit the person in the book.” That is a huge weight to place on your character. And what if you need to change the name later? Can’t Remind Me of …

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