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Being a writer is like being a small business owner

The business is you

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Jul 30, 2025
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As an introvert, I often grapple with the cold fact that writing is a business. One day, if I actually want to get my novels out of my buggy ASUS laptop and into the hands of all those people I so desperately want to embrace my writing, and by extension me, I’ll have to sell myself. Not only to them, but also to the plethora of agents, editors, publishe…

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