Overspending can kill the Christmas spirit and ruin your finances for months. Writer Zoe FitzGerald Carter used the poor economy to cure herself of the destructive habit. Here’s how she learned to create more Christmas magic fo…
Matthew Biberman had a story to tell about his dad and a one-of-a-kind motorcycle, and he soon turned his passion into a book deal. But the newly published author says the book deal is just the beginning — learning how to pitc…
In today’s spooky economy, more writers are turning to ghostwriting to help make ends meet. If you’re looking for a new career — or if you’ve got a story to tell but no interest in writing it yourself — here are some things y…
Previously for DailyFinance, Catherine Ryan Hyde described how novelists (theoretically) profit from their books. Here, the author of Pay It Forward, which was adapted to film, explains what happens to authors when their books …
Veteran novelist Catherine Ryan Hyde (Pay It Forward and 15 other books) describes the monetary underpinnings of the novelist’s business. Did you know authors generally get just two royalty checks a year? That is, if there are …