Welcome back to our series on how to make a living as a writer by running a website teaching people how to make a living as a writer. You probably want to start at the beginning, with How To Make A Living As A Writer Part 1. Once you’ve read that, check out How To Make A Living As A Writer Part 2: Know Your Audience. And then, cast your eyes over How To Make A Living As A Writer Part 3: Build A Strong And Consistent Brand. You should notice that each page contains more or less the same information, presented in subtly different ways.
People often ask me why I’m writing this series about how to make a living as a writer. The answer is simple: to teach you how to make a living as a writer by running a website teaching people how to make a living as a writer. Remember I spoke about deriving ad revenue from the ads you see around the place? And remember how I mentioned that you can buy novelty merchandise emblazoned with cute animal puns? Just like you, I want to make a living as a writer, and to do that, I am running a website teaching people how to make a living as a writer.
In the previous article, we saw that it’s possible to construct entirely new articles by simply repeating things you’ve written in previous articles. Another way to create a new article is to link to articles that other people have written.
For example, you might write an article about the Best Websites For Learning How To Make A Living As A Writer:
- This website (obviously!)
- www.WritersDigest.com
- www.MakeALivingWriting.com
- Some other website (I’m literally not even trying any more)
By now, you’re probably realising that this series of articles is all just a parody of other websites that claim to teach you how to make a living as a writer. In fact, I said that right from the beginning. You know as well as I do that the best thing you could do right now is to close this browser window and return to your manuscript. But will you?
Continue reading: How To Make A Living As A Writer Part 5: Where Does Inspiration Come From?
