It's hard to make a living from writing. Below are different ways to get funding for your work. Grants and Scholarships The Elizabeth George Foundation: "[...] committed to providing emerging playwrights, short story writers, poets, and unpublished novelists with one-time funding that will enable them to live and work for a period of time as a writer" MacDowell Colony: … [Read more...] about Monetary Options for Authors
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Getting Funding for Self-Publishing
Self-publishing can get expensive (especially if you do it right). Costs add up: editing, copy-editing, marketing, packaging, designing, etc. But with the rise of crowd-funding, it's possible to raise enough money to cover all your costs. … [Read more...] about Getting Funding for Self-Publishing
Getting Support for Your Projects
I've been researching ways regular people like me might be able to get their projects off the ground. One of these ways is via Kickstarter. The site is a funding platform where people can post their ideas for projects--anything creative involving Art, Comics, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film, Food, Games, Music, Photography, Publishing, Technology, and Theater--and ask people to … [Read more...] about Getting Support for Your Projects