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People who espouse their beliefs and preach their convictions are rarely the first to follow their own wisdom.
After writing 3+ million words over twenty-three years, I’ve learned that writing evolves with time, but when it comes to business, you evolve, too, or you become obsolete. The brimstones are calling for no mercy, just blood, and we’ve got to feed them.
Nine published books, fifteen more in various stages of completion, five years of business, four separate series, and two worlds, I realized the person keeping my commas honest was about to crush my author budget. Frugality often gets a bad rap because people equate it with penny-pinching. I say that’s the wrong way to look at it. To me, frugality means being prudent with your money, not living beyond your means, not chasing the Joneses’ with greener lawns on the other side of the fence.
More than anything, frugality is being wise, and when it comes to publishing books without a publishing house behind you, you’ve got to be wise and mindful with your funds.
In this week’s post, we’re going to tackle my editing needs, how it evolved, why rates matter, and why professionalism is currency in the indie world. It takes long-term planning and hard decisions, and while loyalty is often rewarded, sometimes it’s best to reevaluate business relationships.
Let’s dive in…