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Questions 718: Open Source Financial Management
Ed asks: The accounting software I use recently switched to a monthly fee model. Can you recommend open source options for financial management?
Resources Mentioned:
Open Source Replacements for Quicken or Mint
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Questions 709: Wattpad As A Professional Platform?
JB asks: “What are your thoughts on Wattpad and it’s benefits or disadvantages for an author’s career?”
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Questions 701: Collaboration, pt. 2
JB asks: If a collaboration isn’t working, how do you get out of it gracefully?
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Questions 693: How to Know When to Release
Ephriam asks: “How do you know when a book is ready for release?”
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Questions 690: Making A Living
Kelson asks: “I’ve heard authors can’t make a full-time living with their writing. Is this true? How was it for you?”
Resources Mentioned
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicolas Taleb
Business 101 by J. Daniel Sawyer
Rattle and Hum
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Questions 684: Self Publishing and Self Promotion
Dawn: Can I actually make a living self-publishing without spending my life promoting?
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Questions 675: Counting Books
Simon asks: How do you keep count of the books in your oeuvre?
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Questions 670: Carving Out Time To Write
Dawn asks: How do I find time to write when I have to work two jobs just to make ends meet?
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Questions 644: Copyright, ISBN, and IP
Ian asks: “Do we need to register copyrights to defend our IP in court? Does buying ISBN numbers have any bearing?”
Resources Mentioned
The Copyright Handbook by Stephen Fishman, J.D.
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