Comments on: Writing is NOT a Business Model.

By: David Perdew

David Perdew — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:23:27 +0000

Thanks James – there’s that “revelation” someone mentioned earlier. Love that when it happens…

David

By: David Perdew

David Perdew — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:22:28 +0000

In reply to Tawra.

Outsourcing can be tricky Tawra. I highly recommend Nicole’s http://www.Outsourcingweekly.com as a way to understand and control it. It helped me a ton.

By: James Artre

James Artre — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:04:53 +0000

I just discovered that I am a Publisher!

Wow, truly exceptional article…Bravo!

Be good to yourself,

James

By: Tawra

Tawra — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:31:31 +0000

Our biggest problem has been not being able to outsource. Every time we try it, it blows up on us and several times it has blown up big costing us several thousand dollars lost.

If we could figure out how to outsource effectively it would be great! Unfortunately now I’m so burned out I’m not sure I have it in me to even try but at the same time I don’t want to let 15 years worth of work just flush down the toilet either! 🙂

By: Danyelle Franciosa

Danyelle Franciosa — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:46:19 +0000

Hi Nicole, we have different business models and definitely mine is different. I agree with you about writing is not a business model sometimes we misinterpret to know what is all about in writing. The comparison between a Writer and a Publisher is quite helpful for me to establish an effective writing even more.

By: David Perdew

David Perdew — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:27:42 +0000

In reply to Lalitha Brahma. I love being a revelation :)

By: David Perdew

David Perdew — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:25:49 +0000

In reply to Geoff.

Geoff – I remember the look on your face 🙂 It was priceless.

People are always shocked when they “hear” this for the first time. I was too. My old city editor (on a metro newspaper with more than 200,000 circulation) asked me one day when I was arguing the importance of a story, “What’s the main purpose of this newspaper?”

I was only out of journalism school a couple of years, so I gave him my high-minded, noble, j-school response: To serve the people, to go where the public can’t, to dig out the news and confront the wrong doers!

His answer was simple – To Stay In Business!

Ah, yes, publishing is a business.

By: Lalitha Brahma

Lalitha Brahma — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000

The comparison between a publisher and a writer is a revelation to me.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:56:03 +0000

I was one of those in that room whose eyes popped open when you said that. It is something I still find myself resisting (I’m an ARTIST!) but it is also something that is so fundamentally vital to any writer’s success that it is shocking I hadn’t encountered it before. (Well, I probably had encountered it, I just wasn’t willing to notice, I suppose.)

I am very interested to see how my own transformation in self identity falls out. (In my blog, I now call myself a publisher, among other things.)

Thanks for the great… publishing.

Geoff

By: The Mom

The Mom — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:25:07 +0000

Ouch. The “writer” vs “publisher” really nailed it. Again, I say, ouch.

Thank you for the not so gentle shove, David and Nicole. Excellent topic.