Kate Cavanaugh Writes | Is WANTING a writing career enough? (w/ Authors Guild income stats) | Reply to @CamWolfeAuthor @KateCavanaugh | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
@CamWolfeAuthor created an awesome video a few months ago, asking if merely WANTING a career in writing was enough. He sent me down a thought spiral, so here are some of my epiphanies and stats I found!
0:00 Shout out to Cam for starting this discussion!
0:35 Trying to define what a "writing career" even is (and how much $$ vs. publishing plays into that).
4:48 Breaking down the Authors Guild income stats! (Note: these are from their 2017 report.)
7:49 So is WANTING a writing career enough?? (Chatting niches and market size, luck, timing, hard work, connections and opportunities, etc.)
9:59 My own personal goals and how those goals have changed A LOT since I quit my corporate job, started freelance, etc.
15:11 How do you balance what's CURRENTLY making you money vs. what MIGHT make you money in the future vs. what you love and makes your artist's heart soar but might never make you money?
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! ↓☟
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
How do you define a writing career? How much does the $$ you make from that play into your definition? Do you hold yourself to a different standard (when imaging your "writing career") than you would others?
By your definition, do you think WANTING a writing career is enough??
If you'd like to make a response video, let me know! I'd love to see it!!
How do you balance what's CURRENTLY making you money vs. what MIGHT make you money in the future vs. what you love and makes your artist's heart soar but might never make you money? (If you're trying to start/continue a writing career?)
L I N K S M E N T I O N E D :
Check out @CamWolfeAuthor's original video: youtube.com/watch?v=tEpyEaA77bo
The Authors Guild 2017 "U.S. Published Book Author Income Survey": authorsguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Authors-Guild-U.S.-Published-Author-Income-.pdf
And if you want more stats, here's another interesting one from the Authors Guild, a year later: authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/six-takeaways-from-the-authors-guild-2018-authors-income-survey
F I N D M E O N L I N E :
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*My "rainbow pens": amzn.to/2ZAiWIw
*My tiny camera with a gimbal for on-the-go and motion-lapse: amzn.to/2ZtQzzF
Aeon Timeline to create visual timelines for my stories: aeontimeline.com
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@CamWolfeAuthor created an awesome video a few months ago, asking if merely WANTING a career in writing was enough. He sent me down a thought spiral, so here are some of my epiphanies and stats I found!
0:00 Shout out to Cam for starting this discussion!
0:35 Trying to define what a "writing career" even is (and how much $$ vs. publishing plays into that).
4:48 Breaking down the Authors Guild income stats! (Note: these are from their 2017 report.)
7:49 So is WANTING a writing career enough?? (Chatting niches and market size, luck, timing, hard work, connections and opportunities, etc.)
9:59 My own personal goals and how those goals have changed A LOT since I quit my corporate job, started freelance, etc.
15:11 How do you balance what's CURRENTLY making you money vs. what MIGHT make you money in the future vs. what you love and makes your artist's heart soar but might never make you money?
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! ↓☟
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
How do you define a writing career? How much does the $$ you make from that play into your definition? Do you hold yourself to a different standard (when imaging your "writing career") than you would others?
By your definition, do you think WANTING a writing career is enough??
If you'd like to make a response video, let me know! I'd love to see it!!
How do you balance what's CURRENTLY making you money vs. what MIGHT make you money in the future vs. what you love and makes your artist's heart soar but might never make you money? (If you're trying to start/continue a writing career?)
L I N K S M E N T I O N E D :
Check out @CamWolfeAuthor's original video: youtube.com/watch?v=tEpyEaA77bo
The Authors Guild 2017 "U.S. Published Book Author Income Survey": authorsguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Authors-Guild-U.S.-Published-Author-Income-.pdf
And if you want more stats, here's another interesting one from the Authors Guild, a year later: authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/six-takeaways-from-the-authors-guild-2018-authors-income-survey
F I N D M E O N L I N E :
❤️ Instagram: instagram.com/katecavanaughwrites
🧡 Newsletter: landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/g9v6s9
💛 Twitch: twitch.tv/katecavanaughwrites
💚 Patreon: patreon.com/katecavanaugh
💙 Website: https://readwriteroam.blog
💜 Medium: medium.com/@katecavanaughwrites
🎥 E Q U I P M E N T U S E D & W H A T I W R I T E W I T H :
*My bullet journal / writing & travel notebook: amzn.to/2UkrF0r
*My main camera for vlogging and time-lapse: amzn.to/321RbtW
Scrivener for my word processing needs: literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
*My "rainbow pens": amzn.to/2ZAiWIw
*My tiny camera with a gimbal for on-the-go and motion-lapse: amzn.to/2ZtQzzF
Aeon Timeline to create visual timelines for my stories: aeontimeline.com
*these are affiliate links, where I receive a small commission that helps the channel! Feel free to ignore. :)
💌 S N A I L M A I L M E :
PO Box 1022
607 E. Blanco Road
Boerne, TX 78006
#authortube #writing
