Tag: author
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Characterization: Victimhood & Active vs Passive Characters
Sarah Hoyt wrote an interesting post on victimhood and the cultural imperitive in the West which makes us root for the underdog, yet many writers confuse being the underdog with being the good guy. She has a lot of great info/background, so I’d recommend you give it a look, you can find it here. I…
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Independent Author’s Toolbag: Economics of Writing
This is going to be one of those boring articles where I go into one of the important professional aspects of writing. This is both from my personal perspective as well as from talking with other authors and going through some internet research. There’s lots of information out there on the subject, because it’s near…
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Taxes for Writers, Part 1
In writing, as in many things, there is no getting away from the absolutes: Death and Taxes. The good news, such as it is, is that writing can have a number of perks, chief among them is making you a bit of money. The bad news, of course, is that you’ll have to pay taxes…
Kal Spriggs 