What is your motivation for writing? There are as many reasons to write as there are genres. We may want to persuade, catalog or inform on 'real' events or topics but many of us (fiction authors) want to entertain. It is an author's purpose, to bring to life a...
What is your motivation for writing? Let's look at each scenario: a) Money - we would all love to be a best seller and have fame and fortune like the 'big' names, such as Stephen King, J.K. Rowling and the like. However, we need to be realistic - firstly can we manage...
Pittance - definition: a small portion; allowance, especially of money The publishing industry is in the midst of radical changes as they compete with the increase in self publishing . I could site story after story of authors managing their own novels and being...
