Writing as a Small Business
by Nash Black
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Author: Nash BlackEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-10
ISBN: 1432716255
Number of pages: 196
Publisher: IF Publishing
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Book Review: A critically important, thoroughly 'user friendly', instructional guide
Summary: 5 Stars
Earning a living as a professional writer is a business. Writing freelance is the equivalent of being a self-employed small business owner and operator. As such, meticulous attention must be made to how that business is structured, operated, and kept track of. Failure to keep aware of the proverbial 'bottom line' can lead to financial and professional disaster. Enter Nash Black's 196-page instructional guide and reference "Writing As A Small Business" covers what every aspiring (and practicing) professional author needs to know about the financial side of their work including whether or not to incorporate or operate as a sole proprietorship, the keeping and storage of financial records, filling out state and federal tax forms, avoiding audits, handling advances with respect to royalties, grants and gratuities; safeguarding the computer from hackers and online viruses, and generally protecting the financial rights and aspects of a written work -- before and after publication. Enhanced with bibliographies of thematically appropriate informational resources on the subject of the economics of professional writing, a glossary of terms, and an index, "Writing As A Small Business" is a critically important, thoroughly 'user friendly', instructional guide that should be on the personal reference shelf of every aspiring writer seeking to financially support themselves and their loved ones through their writing regardless of the genre, category, or discipline they are writing in and for.
Summary of Writing as a Small Business
In days of yore, painters created portraits, writers penned stories, musicians composed and no one ever worried about being audited.
In today's world, artists need to have business savvy. Yet so many find themselves long on creativity but short on tax knowledge, and organizational and marketing skills. Writing as a Small Business is the perfect guide to help artists navigate through the world of creative self-employment.
In Writing as a Small Business, you'll learn:
* Why it is to your advantage that the IRS considers you a small business
* How to fill out tax forms
* How to engage in recordkeeping that can make you audit-proof
* How to handle advances on royalties, grants and gratuities
* Why even rejection letters are valuable
* How to protect your work and your computer from bugs
* How to prepare for the future and protect your family
And in a section specially for writers
Nash Black takes you into the world of publishing, where you learn what it takes to merchandise and sell your work.
Writing as a Small Business¿the creative people's bible for those who work from their home.
Nash Black has the skills and experience to start you on your way and guide you through the process of an IRS audit. Their work is the first book you should add to your reference shelf after a dictionary.
Barbara Morgan, Morgan Real Estate, 47 years serving the housing needs of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY.
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