Business Musings: Control, Control, Control

I am fully aware of the fact that the problems I’m having are problems I would have traded up for thirty years ago. I’m also fully aware that these problems aren’t really problems at all.

They’re opportunities.

I’m hardwired to jump at opportunities. One of my biggest complaints about my agents, back in the days when I had agents, was how many opportunities those folks failed to jump at. Or screwed up. Or ignored completely.

And yet…

I’m a writer first, and as a writer first, anything that puts me behind on getting to my fictional worlds irritates the hell out of me.

Posted: March 15, 2017
Under: Business Musings, Current News, free nonfiction, On Writing
Read Me 7 Comments

The Business Rusch: How Traditional Publishers Are Making Money

The Business Rusch: How Traditional Publishers Are Making Money Kristine Kathryn Rusch  Of course, this past week has been just as busy in publishing as the last several weeks. The changes are amazing, especially considering how stable the industry used to be. Third quarter earnings have come in, and the publicly traded publishing companies must report them. (Or, at least, their parent companies must.) For […]

Posted: November 16, 2011
Under: Business Rusch, free nonfiction, On Writing
Read Me 78 Comments

The Business Rusch: Smackdown!!!!!

  The Business Rusch: Smackdown!!!!! Kristine Kathryn Rusch   What passes for American journalism these days loves a good smackdown, and a week ago Monday, the Journalists Who Cover Publishing got one.  On that day, some nervous publishing executives, afraid they wouldn’t get a hot deal, leaked to the press that Amanda Hocking, “darling of the indie world,” as one blog called her, was in […]

Posted: March 30, 2011
Under: Business Rusch, free nonfiction, On Writing
Read Me 44 Comments

A nonfiction book for writers and readers alike! Lots of behind-the-scenes drama. Get yours here.

Ten Little Fen: A Spade/Paladin Novel

Spade and Paladin find themselves snowed in at a remote sf convention, with a killer on the loose! Get your copy here.

Get a Free Book, Monthly Updates on New Releases, and Special Offers



The Chase

The Chase, the latest Diving novel, answers a lot of your questions about the series. It also might cause you to ask a few more. Click here to find out more.

Get Early Copies of the Thursday Business Blog and More!
patreon

Rethinking The Writing Business

All the licensing blogs in one volume. Learn how to think about your writing business in a way that will enable you to work smarter, not harder. Get yours here.

A New Edition of A Dangerous Road

For book clubs and reading groups, complete with questions! Go here to order.

Occasional Updates on Kris Nelscott's Works

Subscribe with RSS

RSS Feed

Categories

Be The First To Learn About Kristine Grayson's
New Releases

Kristine Grayson Newsletter

For Information on the Retrieval Artist Series Only

For Information on The Fey Universe Only

For Information on the Diving Universe Only

Kristine Kathryn Rusch 2023
Vega Pro Wordpress Theme by LyraThemes