Why it Pays to Be Business Minded - WritersLife.org

Why it Pays to Be Business Minded - WritersLife.org

 

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hello is Peter here again from WritersLife.org

and today why it pays to be

business minded if it's time you took

yourself and your writing career

seriously then it's time to get your

head out of the clouds yes it may be

beautiful up there and we're all your

most imaginative creative ideas come

from

but without dipping into the business

world from time to time it's going to be

pretty difficult to make a success of

yourself the idea of making a business

plan for your writing might make you

cringe but doing so can give you

direction cements your goals and

aspirations and give you the building

blocks needed to make them come true

now is the time to stop resisting the

idea that you can avoid the tedium of

admin of strategy and marketing and all

the other corporate things that you need

to do and be as a modern author a solid

and strategic planning place will be

your guide which demonstrates what you

hope to accomplish and how you plan to

get there as well as what it will mean

to you financially if you do being

business minded about your writing will

help you clearly visualize what you want

from your writing career it will help

you become specific rather than having a

vague aspiration to be published someday

it will help you define clear actions

prioritize those actions and understand

exactly what you need to get them done

writing a business plan will help you

gain clarity what exactly you need to do

in order to succeed it's so easy to get

distracted and waste time and energy

focusing on things that don't help us

move forward a solid business plan will

mean writers can solely focus on these

actions which will help them to reach

their goals

being business minded will also help

writers to stay ahead of the game if you

know you'll need a certain amount of

money in order to do something for

example pay a professional book designer

to design your cover you'll be aware of

that expense know when you will need to

have the money and therefore you can

plan for that expenditure well in

advance

you will also be far more organized you

can plan ahead for your book launch

integrate a marketing plan and manage

your time thus making you a far more

productive writer and this way you won't

let things get on top of you or spiral

out of control

when writing your business plan there

are certain things you should consider

first of all what is your mission

statement spend a moment thinking about

why you write and what you hope to

deliver and achieve through your writing

and what unique things you can bring to

the table next who is your target

audience be clear about who you wish to

reach through your writing and how you

intend to reach them next what is your

author brand every business has a brand

what's yours

think about your message what you want

readers to experience when they connect

with you what purpose you have or the

message you are trying to convey and

what about your goals be very clear

about what you want to achieve and make

sure that you're willing to do what it

takes to succeed goals should be

actionable and measurable so bear this

in mind when you are thinking of yours

next timing if applicable you should be

able to come up with a comprehensive

schedule to stick to include everything

from the number of words you will write

in a day

when to release your book - how he will

manage your social media accounts next

competitor research who are your main

competitors find novelists authors and

influence who you can identify and see

what they're doing how are they engaging

with their readers finances can you

afford to invest the money needed for

your writing business to be successful

be specific with your costs and if

necessary save the money you need before

you put your business plan into action

being business minded and creating a

solid business plan for your writing can

really pay off it may not be a favorite

task but remember your business plan can

be developed over time it may feel like

a little overwhelming at first but even

getting down the basics will help you

feel more clear and more confident ready

and able to achieve what you have set

out to achieve and don't forget if

you're struggling to write or finish

your book our free writers toolkit can

help with it you'll learn how to

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