
The 5 Minute Author
Welcome to the award-winning 5 Minute Author, the only short form podcast to get you informed about writing and self-publishing. I’m Sonja Dewing, award-winning creative writer, CEO of Women’s Thriller Writers Association, and happy dog mom to giant puppy Bo. Let’s get started.
The 5 Minute Author
An Author is a Business
An author is a business (author as business; author mindset)_
Last night I was at a startup event pitching my business alongside other new businesses. My pitch is about how I help people with their books from start to finish. I had a lot of people come up and talk to me about it and a few new clients sign up for my help.
Then I had someone approach me with this very confused look on their face to ask me why I was there, as if coaching someone on writing a book or publishing or marketing their book isn’t a business.
Coaching and teaching is definitely a business.
And, if I hadn’t had Women’s Thriller Writers Association as a business, I could have been there as an author and pitched my books...
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