{"id":3193,"date":"2015-06-13T10:05:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestfantasynovel.com\/?p=3193"},"modified":"2015-06-13T10:05:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T17:05:35","slug":"5-ways-to-make-money-writing-romance-guest-post-by-vashti-valant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taramayastales.com\/bestfantasynovel\/2015\/06\/13\/5-ways-to-make-money-writing-romance-guest-post-by-vashti-valant\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Make Money Writing Romance (Guest Post by Vashti Valant)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Romance<\/a>FIVE\u00a0WAYS TO MAKE MONEY WRITING ROMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Vashti Valant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are so many ways to write Romance! And get paid for it. There are Pros and Cons to each of the career paths. But the good news is that these aren\u2019t mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n

1. Write for a Big Publisher<\/b><\/h3>\n

PRO:<\/b> When you dreamed of being a writer, this is probably what you envisioned. A paperback on a wood shelf in a real bookstore, with a familiar label on the spine, like Harlequin<\/a>. There are so many different \u201clines\u201d for Big Pubs, it\u2019s easy to find one you fit. It\u2019s a good way to learn how to craft your novel to a niche readership. You\u2019ll get an editor and a book cover.<\/p>\n

CON:<\/b> Advances are smaller than you think. Really.\u00a0 Plus, while you have the advantage of the publisher\u2019s reach, they don\u2019t<\/i> promote for you. You\u2019re still on your own when it comes to truly promoting you<\/i> as an author and a brand. Your books are off the shelves and the Publisher doesn\u2019t always care about keeping alive your backlist.<\/p>\n

2. Write for a Small Press<\/b><\/h3>\n

PRO:<\/b> As with a Big Publisher, you\u2019ll get an editor and a cover and a built-in audience. You\u2019ll also have guidelines to write to. And it\u2019s a lot easier to break in than with a Big Pub. Most of these specialize in ebook publishing.<\/p>\n

CON:<\/b> No advances, and no guarantees that royalties will be great either. Plus\u2026 frankly, the publisher might provide a cover that really sucks. And you\u2019re stuck with it anyway. You have to promote yourself. And small presses often go out of business\u2026often down in flames.<\/p>\n

3. Ghost Writing<\/b><\/h3>\n

PRO:<\/b> You can find work on a site like Elance or Odesk (which recently merged) and have enough projects to write full time. You have to hustle a bit to win bids, but it\u2019s still a lot<\/i> easier than promoting your own book\u2014and easier on the ego. You get a guaranteed amount of money upon delivery of the work; it\u2019s like an advance you don\u2019t have to worry about earning out. Depending on what you prefer, you can look for gigs that let you write your own stories (within guidelines), or gigs that provide much of the work for you already done, like background and outline. This makes it a great route for beginning novelists, especially, to hone their trade. It\u2019s like getting paid to learn how to write books.<\/p>\n

CON:<\/b> You don\u2019t get the fame and satisfaction of seeing your name out there on a book cover. Also, you write to someone else\u2019s specs and you have to respect their wishes, even if you think you know better. You don\u2019t receive royalties.<\/p>\n

4. Co-Writing \/ Team Writing<\/b><\/h3>\n

PRO:<\/b> In Hollywood, it\u2019s pretty standard, but it\u2019s a new thing for novel-writing: joining a partnership or a team. The income is more regular, and you have the ability to bounce ideas off your partner or teammates. You can focus on the parts of the story you write best, and your partner can do the same. You have more control of the final product than with ghost writing, but still less sole responsibility for the final product\u2026 including the marketing. If you trust your partner or team, that lets you focus on the fun parts.<\/p>\n

CON:<\/b> You have to be careful that the financial arrangements are solid and that it\u2019s clear how you\u2019ll be paid: an upfront fee for each assignment, royalties, or a salary\u2014or some combination? Make sure this doesn\u2019t ruin a friendship or destroy a small business. And if you\u2019re the one in charge, make sure you have the legal bases covered.<\/p>\n

5. Indie Writing<\/b><\/h3>\n

PRO:<\/b> You\u2019re the boss, and you have full artistic control\u2014and you keep all the net profits. What could be better?<\/p>\n

CON:<\/b> When you go Indie, you\u2019re not just an artist anymore, you\u2019re a business. Remember that the profits you earn are gross, not net. You have to subtract all the costs of your business\u2026 editors, book cover artists, promoters. And if you do all that yourself, you are basically limiting the time you can spend writing. If you ignore the other aspects of the business, your books will languish unnoticed\u2014no matter how good they are!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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