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20 Ways to Get Paid as a Writer

What do we, as artists, think about making money for doing our craft? This question will make a lot of you cringe. Why should we get paid for doing something we love? Well, simply put, if the work you do brings the world joy, there is value in that, and your voice is needed. When...
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20 Ways to Get Paid as a Writer

As you build your unique creative life, enjoy the ride, and check out these opportunities to get paid for your efforts along the way.

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Apr 21, 2025
The importance of your author website https://kobowritinglife.com/2025/04/21/the-importance-of-your-author-website/ #TheBusinessofWriting #authormarketing #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #authorbranding #KWLCommunity #authorbrand #marketing #branding #writing #brand #Blog #Tips #Kobo #tips #KWL
The importance of your author website Kobo Writing Life

Everyone – authors and non-authors alike – know the importance of having a presence on social media. But having an author website – a more permanent place for you to call home online – is, perhaps, more important! Your author website is your space to do what you want, without the need to rely on […]

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SFWA Blogs (unofficial)Apr 1, 2025
How to Navigate the Publishing Industry with Social Anxiety https://www.sfwa.org/2025/04/01/how-to-navigate-the-publishing-industry-with-social-anxiety/ #TheBusinessofWriting #SFWABlog
How to Navigate the Publishing Industry with Social Anxiety - SFWA

Publishing attracts story-lovers—readers, writers, gamers, dreamers—many of whom want to do more than just write their stories. They want to be out there, have a presence readers can find, yet they simultaneously struggle with anxieties that send them spiraling or make them physically sick. A step-by-step guide to tackling this problem.

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Feb 11, 2025
Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast – 3 – Writing Diversely with Renee Harleston https://kobowritinglife.com/2025/02/11/kobo-rewriting-life-podcast-3-writing-diversely-with-renee-harleston/ #TheBusinessofWriting #sensitivityreading #businessofwriting #KoboReWritingLife #sensitivityreader #writingdiversely #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #writingbusiness #KWLCommunity #authoradvice #KWLPodcast #podcast #writing #Kobo #tips #KWL
Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast – 3 – Writing Diversely with Renee Harleston Kobo Writing Life

Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. For the third episode of this series, we’re excited to highlight this episode featuring Renee Harleston from March 2022. Our guest this week is Renee Harleston, founder of […]

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Oct 21, 2024
Your self-publishing questions, answered: a KWL Live Q&A Recap https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/10/21/your-self-publishing-questions-answered-a-kwl-live-qa-recap/ #TheBusinessofWriting #businessofpublishing #TheCraftofWriting #businessofwriting #publishingadvice #publishingexpert #authorinterview #expertinterview #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #craftofwriting #industryexpert #authoradvice #writeradvice #publishing #KWLlive #writing #Blog #Tips #Kobo #tips #KWL
Your self-publishing questions, answered: a KWL Live Q&A Recap - Kobo Writing Life

If you’ve (somehow) missed it, we here at Kobo Writing Life host monthly live events featuring authors and industry experts who answer a multitude of questions about all things indie publishing! There is a treasure trove of great advice awaiting you on our YouTube channel, but we thought it would be great to highlight some […]

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Sep 2, 2024
Using your book’s genre category to boost sales success https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/09/02/using-your-books-genre-category-to-boost-sales-success/ #TheBusinessofWriting #metadatainpublishing #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #seriesmetadata #cleanmetadata #genrecategory #marketingtips #KWLCommunity #authoradvice #indieauthor #categories #marketing #metadata #writing #genre #Blog #Tips #Kobo #tips #KWL
Using your book’s genre category to boost sales success - Kobo Writing Life

Quick question: are you writing a romance? A mystery? An epic fantasy? Great! Now, is that a contemporary romance? Or a cozy mystery? Perhaps it’s a historical epic fantasy? Does the contemporary romance also feature paranormal elements? Is there a woman sleuth in your cozy mystery? Does the historical epic fantasy perhaps contain steampunk world-building? […]

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Aug 19, 2024
What to add to your author newsletter to grow your readership https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/08/19/what-to-add-to-your-author-newsletter-to-grow-your-readership/ #TheBusinessofWriting #writinganewsletter #writernewsletters #authornewsletter #newsletteradvice #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #authoradvice #readerships #newsletter #readership #readers #writing #author #reader #Blog #Tips #Kobo #tips #KWL
What to add to your author newsletter to grow your readership - Kobo Writing Life

We’ve talked a lot about newsletters in the past, and there’s a lot of good newsletter info out there. Almost every indie author we’ve spoken to on the KWL Podcast has recommend having an author newsletter and told us the importance of your newsletter list. But wait… what goes into a newsletter? What content could […]

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Jul 29, 2024
KWL Recap: Advice for Translating Your Books (and Breaking Into New Markets) https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/07/29/kwl-recap-advice-for-translating-your-books-and-breaking-into-new-markets/ #TheBusinessofWriting #businessofwriting #translatingbooks #Self-Publishing #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #translatedbooks #writingbusiness #bookmarketing #non-English #Marketing #marketing #kwlrecap #writing #Blog #Kobo #tips #KWL
KWL Recap: Advice for Translating Your Books (and Breaking Into New Markets) - Kobo Writing Life

Translating your books from English to another language is a great way to expand your readership and reach entirely new markets – but translating a book can be daunting. Here is a recap of great observations and advice from authors, translators, and marketing experts when it comes to book translations to help you along on […]

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Jan 26, 2024
Writing and self-publishing your books in 2024 – what to expect this year https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/01/26/writing-and-self-publishing-your-books-in-2024-what-to-expect-this-year/ #independentpublishing #TheBusinessofWriting #businessofwriting #publishingtrends #indiepublishing #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #writingbusiness #writingadvice #KWLCommunity #indieauthor #writing #author #writer #Blog #Tips #2024 #Kobo #tips #KWL
Writing and self-publishing your books in 2024 – what to expect this year - Kobo Writing Life

Welcome to 2024! We’re here at the start of another year in publishing – both exciting and daunting, to be sure, but we’re here to help. We’re going to focus on some evergreen advice for authors as well as offer our opinion on what to expect in writing, publishing, and readership trends. In 2024, we […]

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Kobo Writing Life (unofficial)Jan 5, 2024
Resetting as a writer – what to do when you want to start over https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/01/05/resetting-as-a-writer-what-to-do-when-you-want-to-start-over/ #TheBusinessofWriting #TheCraftofWriting #businessofwriting #publishingadvice #Self-Publishing #indiepublishing #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #authorbranding #authorbusiness #businessadvice #businesstips #authortips #publishing #marketing #branding #Business #writing #Blog #Kobo #tips #KWL
Resetting as a writer – what to do when you want to start over - Kobo Writing Life

Sometimes, as creative people, we might find ourselves thinking about alternate paths we could have taken with our art, or with our entire careers. We might think of this as a reset, but in reality, it’s more of a change. You are not starting from scratch: you have a foundation as a writer, and perhaps […]

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