Business Plan Overview

September 2, 2019June 6, 2020 by Cindy Rae

Will this post help you with the business side of writing?

Despite my oh-so-limited time to spend on anything writing related, I am treating my writing as a business. I’ve had a business plan from the beginning. Not a professional, capture-venture-capital kind of business plan, but a comprehensive guide to my own efforts to be successful. It’s an ever-evolving document as I flesh out details.

This is the first in a series of posts about my business plan. Hope it helps!

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What’s Your Writing Business?

September 23, 2019June 6, 2020 by Cindy Rae

Your Focus

How wide will you spread your net?

Going to concentrate just on that first novel? Are you going write short stories for publication? Sell articles online for money?

My Focus

Writing fiction
Other potential services (see below)

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Writers: the Audience of Your Business Plan?

November 4, 2019June 6, 2020 by Cindy Rae

Who is the intended audience of your business plan?

Well, if you’re an established writer like Brandon Sanderson, L.E. Modesitt, or David Weber, and you have a business plan, the intended audience may include investors, publishers, fellow writers, employees… Of course, I’m guessing, as I remain unpublished.

While I hope you benefit indirectly from my business plan via this series, my business plan is primarily for my own benefit.

Look out for the next in the series where I discuss how my business plan benefits me in becoming a published novelist.

Business Plan Introduction

November 11, 2019June 6, 2020 by Cindy Rae

My business plan is meant almost solely for my use (aren’t you glad I’m sharing?), so note the format is more fluid, in more of a rough draft state.

Here’s some excerpts:

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Business Plan: Also in the Introduction, a Catch-all

November 18, 2019June 6, 2020 by Cindy Rae

My business plan’s introduction also serves me as a notes area where I can capture needed future advisors, tips, writing group advice, resources, and more.

Take a look.

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