{"id":623,"date":"2018-12-03T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/no-failure-allowed-openbook-blog-hop-2\/"},"modified":"2019-03-26T02:30:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T02:30:24","slug":"no-failure-allowed-openbook-blog-hop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=623","title":{"rendered":"No Failure Allowed #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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December 3, 2018<\/b>
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\n<\/b> What would you do if you knew you could not fail?<\/b>
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\n<\/b>I didn’t even have to think about my answer. If I couldn’t fail, I’d be a full-time author. But what would that mean?<\/p>\n

First off, I’d have to fully replace my current job and benefits. I’ve got other people depending on me and I can’t let them down. Or maybe it would be better to say that I’m not willing to risk letting them down. Then I need extra on top of that for some long-term financial needs.<\/p>\n

Second, I want to be able to maintain my status as an indie author. I like the freedom to write what I
\nwant to write and to control my own prices. Although I don’t necessarily enjoy the business aspects of being an indie, I like the control being an indie provides.<\/p>\n

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\nThird, I’m going to need an full-time editor. One who can help me get books released faster. I don’t think I can accomplish my goal when I’m only releasing one or two books a year. And if I had someone else helping with editing, I could write faster!<\/p>\n

And of course, I’d want to make a best seller list or two. Or three. I’d also have to go to more reader\/author events. I don’t mind traveling, so that  would be fine.<\/p>\n

So, for those of you that are already full-time authors, what have I missed?<\/p>\n

Now let’s hop over and see what the other authors would do.<\/p>\n

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\nDecember 3, 2018<\/p>\n

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?<\/p>\n

\nRules:
\n1. Link your blog to this hop.
\n2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.
\n3. Promise to visit\/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs.
\n4. Tweet\/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting.
\n5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating.<\/p>\n

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