A Writer's Life

  1.  Make sure they will be there next year for you.  Don't pick a tax person one year and then another one next year.  You want to keep the same tax person over years.  2.    Don't just pick someone.  Find someone you can trust.  If they cost a bit more, that is okay.  This is not the place where cheap is always better.  3.  Make sure you can contact that person throughout the year.  You may have questions that need answering in July. 4.  Make sure they are on your side and want to do your taxes right.  5.  Make sure that your tax person will back you up if you are ever audited.  They will need to explain how and why he did what he did with your tax return. I have had the same tax person for the past ten years.  I like going to him.  He knows me.  He knows that I am a writer.  I know that he wants the best return for me.  I can call him in July if I have a question. Start saving those reciepts and if you don't have a tax person you like this year, start lookin

Self Publishing one has to do everything and balance everything, so everything will get done.  How does one go about that? 1.  Me VS Zombies Zombies On Board  www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ   Need to promote the first story in the series 2.  Me VS Zombies So This Is Christmas  www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHRB9NW   Need to promote the second story of the series 3  Edit The Third story of the Series  Me VS Zombies Take Nothing For Granted 4 Write the fourth story of the Series Me VS Zombies Road To Destruction 5.  Blog 6  Twitter  I am using www.feed140,com 7.  Facebook 8.  E-mails 9.  Plot out future stories of the series 10.  Line up the cover artists and formatters There is no right or wrong way to do all of this.  I do it as it needs to be done.  I get up early and stay up late.  I do this cause I have deadlines.  I am writing 12 stories this year and publishing one every month.  There is no time to worry or get upset or think to much.  I write at least 1,000 words a

Me VS Zombies Zombies On Board www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ Me VS Zombies  So This Is Christmas  www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHRB9NW 3rd Episode coming in March Follow Summer Morgan as she survives livng with Zombies Welcome To Zombie Zoo www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y5D2DA Print Edititon  www.createspace.com/3951775 I am going to write 12 short stories this month, follow me and see how I do it. 3rd story is in editting mode and I am working on 4th story.  If I can do this, so can you http://sharonleejohnson.com

New Release Me VS Zombies So This Is Christmas The 2nd short story in the series of Me VS Zombies www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHRB9NW Order you copy today

I am writing 12 stories this year and will publish them as e-books this year.  I have a lot going on at one time. 1.  I am promoting Episode 1 of Me VS Zombies Zombies on Board www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ 2.  I am waiting for episode 2 of Me VS Zombies So This Is Christmas  to come back to the formatter so I can upload it on Amazon,com 3.  I just finished the rough draft of Episode 3 Take Nothing For Granted 4.  I am already working on Episode 4 Road To Destruction 5.  Tomorrow if all goes well February 19th I will have Episode 2 up of Me VS Zombie So This Is Christmas. 6.  Not to mention:  Facebook, Twitter, Blogging   This is what my life is going to be like for the rest of the year.  No holidays for me.  No taking days off.  This year is all about writing. Follow me this year and see how I can write 12 stories in one year and get them published http://sharonleejohnson.com Welcome to Zombie Zoo  www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y5D2DA Print Edition www.createspace.com/39

I am waiting for my file to get back so I can upload the 2nd Episode of Me VS Zombies.  While I am self published, there is alot of waiting.  Waiting for the book cover. waiting for the editor.  Waiting for the formatter.  Waiting for readers to find me. I am not complaining.  It is a fact.  I can not sit around and wait.  I need to keep on writing on the next episode.  promote and continue to move on.  I thought I was going to get my story formatted today and I was going to upload it today.  That did not happen and that is okay.  I can not let these details stall me.  I just move on to the next thing to do. There is always something to do.  Promote.  Blog, facebook, twitter.  Write, rewrite. So whatever happens I will move forward.  It would be nice if everything was on my timeline, but it is not and that is okay.  I need to up my word count and I am the only one that can do that Me VS Zombies Zombies On Board  www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ Welcome To Zombie Zoo  www.amazo

I just finished my edits on the second story of Me VS Zombies.  Only to discover that I now have to rewrite Episode 3.  What I have written in Episode 3 will not go with Episode 2.  I am going to start from scratch.  So I am now behind in my word count.  Episode 3 should be already written.  It is not the end of the world, but I do now have to up my word count to publish Episide 3 in March. I sent Episode 2 So This Is Christmas to the formatter.  Should get it back this weekend.  Then it will be published this weekene and I will concentrate on Episode 3. So now that I am self employed, I have to edit one story, write the next story and promote the first story.  I have to keep each story straight, so I will know that the future stories will flow in order.  I am going to have to come up with a spreadsheet to keep track of all these stories.  I will share it will you, when I come up with one. I am now going to work on Episode 3.  I know where it is going, so hopefully it won&#

Writing 12 stories in one year, is a big undertaking.  I have the first story up.  Zombies on Board www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ   E-Book 99 Cents The second story is finished.  So this is Christmas.  I am getting the final edits and am sending it to the formatter.  Should be up by the 18th.  I still need to work on The third story.  I am having trouble with the title and since editting the 2nd story I now need to change things in the third story.  If you are thinking about doing what I am doing, (Which I encourage you to do) Remember that you have total contol over the book.  Editting formatting, publishing. So while I was editting the 2nd story, I sort of neglected the 3rd story, so now I have to play catch up.  I am behind on my word  count.  I also have to do some rewriting. So keep writing. Welcome to Zombie Zoo  www.amazon.com/dp/B008YD2DA   E-Book Print Book  www.creatspace.com/3951775 Have a great Zombie Day 

No matter how much you sell on Amazon, you will recieve a 1099 from them. I recieved my 1099 from Amazon and Createspace.  This is the first year I recieved my 1099.  I must say that I was very excited.  As excited as selling my first book.  I am going to file as a writer on my taxes this year. My dream is now a reality and now fueling me even more to write and get publish.  I upped my plan to publish a short story every month.  Write a story, 10,000 words.  Publish it the next month. I have published Me VS Zombies Zombies On Board in Janusry  www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ   Will Publish the 2nd story of the series this month So This Is Christmas. I am writing the 3rd story this month and will publish it in March. Recieving the 1099's are fueling my drive to write. Welcome To Zombie Zoo  www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y5D2DA   E-Book Print Book  www.createspace.com/3951775 http://sharonleejohnson.com Get Your Zombie On!

COMING SOON!!! Me VS Zombies Zombies On Board   www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ Welcome to Zombie Zoo  www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y5D2DA http://sharonleejohnson.com  

It is now February 5, 2013 What are your goals this month. Here are mine: Publish Me VS Zombies:  So This Is Christmas Finish Writing The 2nd Episode of Me VS Zombies:  Send Episode 2 to Editor Write 1,000 words a day What are your goals for this Month???? Me VS Zombies Zombies On Board  www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ Welcome To Zombie Zoo  www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y5D2DA http://sharonleejohnson.com

You might be wondering where I have been  Life got in the way.  I am still writing and on track on with my schedule. Me VS Zombies:  So This is Christmas will be out later this month.  I am waiting for it to come back from the Editor. I am working on Episode 3, though it is coming slowly.  I am trudging through it.  Hopefully I will get a lot of writing done this weekend. I write everyday, even if it is only a sentence here and there.  Still writing that is what I do. Me VS Zombies Zombies On Board  www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZBO6XQ    Welcome To Zombie Zoo  www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y5D2DA Check out all my Zombie books at http://sharonleejohnson.com Thing big or you are not thinking at all.