The Business of Writing: Develop your personal brand
Until recently, this was a phrase I had never heard used aloud before, let alone considered for myself. After all, it has only been in the past few months that I've really started to allow myself to consider that I am a legitimate 'writer'. That I might focus on this passion so much that I could potentially turn it into a viable business option was definitely something I had daydreamed about, had imagined that moment that I would see my name in print alongside a piece of writing I was infinitely proud of (perhaps even that novel that I've been working on for so many years now). Yet I had never taken any actual steps to put the daydreams of a business into motion, so I certainly hadn't considered the part where I would need to develop some kind of personal brand of my own.
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