The Writing Profession
A writer is an unusual and interesting profession. It seems that writers are a select few. In fact, anyone can write and publish a book today. What's more, you don't even need to publish a book - you can create an electronic version and sell it over the Internet.
There are all kinds of writers: some write fiction, some write business books, and some write technical books. What's closer to you, that's what you choose to create.
In this article, we will tell you how to become a writer and start a creative career.
The essence of the profession of a writer
To create interesting, marketable books. The more circulation your works have, the higher your earnings, the higher your fame, the larger publishers will want to work with you.
Basic skills that a job as a writer requires:
* In-depth knowledge of your subject, both theory and practice;
* The ability to present ideas and thoughts in an interesting and clear manner;
* The ability to find interesting topics for books that can attract many people.
Desirable knowledge, skills, and abilities:
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Writers' fees
On average publishers pay 10% of the wholesale cost of a copy. Usually retail makes a markup of 100% on books. So roughly the author gets about 5% of the cost of the book on the shelf. Beginning writers can expect to publish a book of 2000-4000 copies.
You can sell books directly via the Internet, setting the price yourself. You can offer readers to buy an e-book for $15 and sell 1000 copies - your income in this case will be $15,000.
If you become a popular author and sell 100 - 200 thousand copies of your works your royalties can reach very high figures.
How do I become a writer?
There are two ways. The first is to come up with an idea for a new book and propose it to publishers. If they are interested in it, they will sign a contract with you and take most of the trouble to publish and distribute the book. All you have to do is write the brilliant text. The manuscript can be sent through the publishers' websites. Choose large and reputable companies to submit.
The second way to become a writer is to write a book and try to sell it yourself online. In this case you will need e-commerce skills. In the second case, the income can be much higher than in the first. The disadvantage of the second approach is that you will have to invest your own money in the creation of the book as a product and its promotion.