I have been dutifully chastised by a few of my friends. I'm not losing money, I'm making an investment.
I was reminded by a gentleman in one of my Facebook groups that being an author is not about writing, it's a business. If you want your book(s) to be successful you have to treat it like a business.
I never grew up saying I wanted to be a businessman (a business person for those pc people out there). I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw them operating on a cow. I went into music because it was the path of least resistance and I was fairly good at it. Then I tried photography because it was fun.
Now I am writing. It started out as a gift for the family then exploded into so many Jazzy's books. When I compared my little Jazzy's books to other books by new authors, I felt I didn't do enough, so I started writing in earnest.
Nowhere in my desires do I say I want to run a business... but I guess that's where I'm going. I ran my photography studio as a business but hated tax time and it took the fun out of taking pictures.
Grrrrr... I'm a businesswoman! I need to start thinking that way.
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