Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. In the first edition of this posting, I tried to show a model for working out the math for modern writers. That brought up a lot of questions from my readers. So I put together a […]
On Writing v5.1: Cash is Good – ROI
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. Let’s start with definitions: ROI stands for Return On Investment. The equation: Revenue minus Costs divided by Costs. In publishing, this is a very tricky number because books have a startup cost but very little operational […]
On Writing 5: Cash is Good
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. Gordon Gekko, you are no doubt too young to remember, was a movie villain who stood in front of a crowd of stockholders to announce, “Greed is good.” He then made a fairly rational case for […]
Review: Stolen Prey
Reviewed by Seeley James Stolen Prey – Author John Sandford – 101,355 words, $27.95 HC / $12.99 E The one thing that makes John Sandford stand out is his Pulitzer Prize winning writing. Oh. And his thrilling stories. … And his deep, developed characters. Right. Three things that make him stand out are his writing, […]
On Writing 4: Ignorance is Bliss (not cash)
Our goal as writers is to craft a story so interesting that strangers will pay money to hear it. I have been told a thousand times that I am blissfully ignorant. But let’s not dwell on my family’s opinions. Let’s stick to writing, where ignorance, and the accompanying bliss, can hurt your writing efforts far […]