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Estate Planning for When a Writer Can't Tough It Out

What if you can't write, for a while or forever? What if you or someone in your family has a health problem that require a significant amount of cash? Kristine Kathryn Rusch takes a look at the dark side of the business of being a writer.

Marketing Copyrights

Since copyrights outlive the writer who created the works, how do one arrange for them to be marketed and who they will be benefit. Kristine Kathryn Rusch takes a look at some possibilities, with examples, like Philip K. Dick and George Lucas.

Making An Inventory

Step one in estate planning for writers: know what you own. Kristine Kathryn Rusch has a look at that.

Estate Planning for the Future

Copyright last for seventy years after an author's death, longer in some cases and some jurisdictions. How do you plan for the future that even science fiction writers can't possibly imagine correctly? Kristine Kathryn Rusch has some thoughts.

Writers and the Afterlife

A writer's copyrights will outlive them: that's how they are set up. Kristine Kathryn Rusch discusses estate planning, beginning with an overview, complete with sad examples.

Consider the Adverb

Slate has look at why adverbs are scorned and why that should not be so.

Seeking an Audience

Literary craft is all well and good, but is there a necessity for a professional writer to think of an audience? The Millions takes a look at the question.

Consider the Short Novel

Conan Jones makes the case for novels that can be read in the time it takes to watch a movie. Publishers Weekly reprints the article.

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Paid Book Reviews

Jane Friedman blogs about whether paying for book reviews is worth it and what is and is not ethical.

Too many self-publishers don’t have the patience to wait, yet still want the same review consideration or coverage as traditionally published authors. Fortunately, I think many self-publishers don’t need the same kind of professional review coverage or attention that traditionally published authors receive; you have other tools at your disposal that can be just as effective in driving sales.