In a recent blog post,
Dean
Wesley Smith writes about “Life after Agents,” a twist on
the History Channels “Life after People” series.
He points out that authors have forgotten they are their own
boss. I quote from his blog:
"Many, many beginning writers will be giving up at this point
because they just don’t understand how the business could
function without agents. These are the type of writers you hear
say, “I don’t understand business, that’s why I want to be a
writer.” This statement shows a vast lack of understanding about
publishing and writing, and if these writers do end up selling a
novel, they always end up sitting in a bar, not being able to
sell their next book, and complaining they got screwed.
Nope. In
all our workshops, Kris and I put a sign up. It says simply: YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN CAREER."
In our book Managing Your Book Writing
Business, Jamie Engle and I talk about the process of
becoming responsible for your own career.
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