Making Your Living Through Writing, by Beth Mccain

This article will show you the step by step processes to not only get your work into print, but to make a hearty living at it as well. I know. My husband and I have numerous books in print, and we are more than pleased with our sales of our books. By following the steps in this article, you will soon see your work available worldwide and will enjoy the financial impact of publishing on your terms.

One of the greatest balances one must strike when one seeks a career in any artistic endeavor - and writing is an art - is art versus commerce. You can be the best in your artistic field, but if you don't embrace the commercial aspect of your art at least as well as the art itself, you may find yourself living life as the quintessential starving artist. And who wants to starve? So the first step in the process is to understand that it doesn't end with the writing. In fact, when you've written the final page of your final draft, that becomes the starting gate. When you finish the book, you arrive at square one.

What New Writers may Believe

Many new writers who are embarking on getting their first book published have a fantasy that goes something like this: They believe that all they have to do is send query letters and copies of their manuscripts to literary agents and publishers, and that within a matter of weeks an editor will discover their work and within months they'll see their book on the shelves of Barnes & Noble. While this can happen, it is so rare that the odds of winning a state lottery are greater. The publishing industry has changed so much in the past ten years that it doesn't remotely represent the common perception most people and writers have. And believe it or not, this is a good thing, which you'll soon see in this article.