Business of Writing

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Taxes

Why Authors are Surprised

Estimated Taxes

Do I need to send 1099MISC forms?

Deductions (upcoming)

Hobby vs. Business – Why is it important?

Picking a Tax Professional

NEW! 2018 Qualified Business Income Deduction

 

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Business

Whether to Incorporate

Contracts (upcoming)

What happens when you die? (upcoming)

Preorders 

Advertising: What Rank to Target

Advertising: Calculating ROI and Ad Spend

 

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Tools

Quickbooks Self Employed

 
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Download Your Author Central Ranks

 

Resources

Quickbooks Self-employed (accounting)

TurboTax

National Association of Enrolled Agents (find a tax preparer) or National Association of Tax Professionals

ItsDeductible (If you itemize personal deductions and make charitable contributions.)

Simple (bank account)

Estimated Taxes

IRS Direct Pay (pay estimated taxes)

Neil Gaimon on Wills and Literary Trusts

Closing the Deal (contracts and agents)

A real book contract (Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s blog and Seth Grahame-Smith’s contract)

GoDaddy (domain registration)

WordPress.com (hosting)

Zoho (email)

Copyright Office

Scrivener (writing software)

Vellum (ebook formatter – Mac only)

Macincloud (virtual Macs)

 

 

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