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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Sponsor: Christian Writers Institute
The Course of the Week: Tax & Business Guide for Authors
In the course you will:
- 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.
- Receive an indie business plan template. Learn how to easily create a business plan for your independent publishing business.
- Learn about a simple tool that will help you make more money as an author while helping make you become more audit-proof.
- Learn how to start making a writing income even before your first book comes out. Making extra money helps you qualify for tax deductions!
- 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.
- Learn about 19 different tax deductions authors can take advantage of.
- Learn how to reduce your chances of being audited by the IRS.
- Learn how to avoid common mistakes that often get authors in trouble with the IRS.
- 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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Fear and Its Antecedents
For your next big conference,
baby, here’s the thing.
It’s all about endurance,
and it’s all about the bling.
Pick the shoes that leave no strain
(your feet will thank you later),
’cause you want no look of pain
when pitching in the elevator.
Pull out all the organ-stops
to flaunt your nerve and style;
be confident to show your chops
and practice your best smile.
Rock the ‘tude, rock the look,
and then go out and rock that book!