Archive for March, 2010

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-30

March 30th, 2010

RT @BethFishReads: Just signed up to be a cheerleader for the Readathon. Also signed up to host a mini-challenge! How about you?… #
RT @rilnj: RT @DigiBookWorld: New: Smashwords' iPad Deal Details eBook Pricing Structure – http://bit.ly/a2bk7A #dbw #
Writers looking to get serious about business should check out Emma's advice http://bit.ly/aSPkBE #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-29

March 29th, 2010

RT @Personanondata: RT @jafurtado: Things Publishers Fear: #4 ~ Price, by Eoin Purcell (@eoinpurcell) http://is.gd/aWkZN #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-27

March 27th, 2010

Thanks! #dbw #
Maybe will regret leaving Google out of the conversation next year. #dbw #
Weighing in on who will will? Kindle vs. Amazon – Amazon wins (at least in the first year). #dbw #
P&L hard to figure for apps. Experimenting, but what good are apps for apps sake? #dbw #
Topic of math raised in regard [...]

Writer’s Business Plan — Last of the Financial Biz

March 25th, 2010

We’ve done cash flow projection, balance sheet, and profit and loss statement. Those are the biggies. However, a good business will keep track of the money (mind the pennies and the dollars will grow, in other words). A writer is no different from any other sole prop business, and needs to keep a chart of [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-25

March 25th, 2010

RT @kellymcclymer: Sometimes I ask a random teen if they recognize an old show. Many have seen reruns with more channels. #kidlitchat #
Can't Tweet worth a darn this late. Bed. #
Sometimes I ask a random teen if they recognize an old show. Many have seen reruns, though with more channels… #kitlitchat #
@YALitReview Dating myself, but [...]

Writer’s Business Plan — Profit & Loss Statement

March 24th, 2010

I hope I convinced you yesterday that it is okay for a new writer’s business plan to have a lot of zeros in the first year columns for cash flow projection. Reality is reality, after all. Sometimes we think we’re better off not knowing, but most of the time we’re better off facing reality periodically [...]

A Writer’s Business Plan — Finances – Cash Flow Projection

March 23rd, 2010

I’m going to break the Financial Section of the business plan up into component parts (I don’t know about all writers, but many of us are numberphobes!).
The Cash Flow Projection was both terrifying and confusing for me. There’s only one word in it that I really understand — flow. I get in the writing flow [...]

Ted Talks Rock — Leadership

March 22nd, 2010

I am hooked on listening to TED talks when I work (not writing fiction, but all the other things I do on my computer that help earn me money). This talk is very worth listening to when you have a free moment for inspiration. I’ll return to my discussion of a writer’s business plan tomorrow [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-22

March 22nd, 2010

#giveaway I'm giving away a copy of SECRETS OF THE DRAGON RIDERS, essays on Paolini's series (Eragon). Comment to enter http://bit.ly/aJ9Wuf #
Okay. It is 66 degrees. In March. In New England. What? Out restacking wood in the sunshine and I'm warm. And tired. #
RT @MichaelBourret: Wow RT @NathanBransford: "Without a strong love-interest it would not [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-21

March 21st, 2010

RT @booksquare: drink! RT @DigiBookWorld Trade eBook sales, Jan/10 $31.9m. +261.2% vs. Jan/09; surpasses Dec/09's $19.1m, prev high:… #
@pegkerr I know. I vowed I would not read Catching Fire until MJ was out. Ha! Couldn't resist and now am in neeed of MJ. in reply to pegkerr #
Ack! I missed #isbnhour Darn you Daylight [...]