Comments on: Writing Excuses 6.17: Writing Assistants

By: Shifting Sand: The Art of Tending Goals » Inkpunks

Shifting Sand: The Art of Tending Goals » Inkpunks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:54:04 +0000

[...] side note: I was listening to the podcast Writing Excuses 6.17: Writing Assistants last week and they mentioned Kevin J. Anderson, who probably needs no introduction. On his desk, he [...]

By: Lee Falin

Lee Falin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:31:24 +0000

I wanted to echo the earlier question of: How do you go about finding assistants? Since Peter said that he already knew Brandon, maybe we could direct this question at Dan.

By: april

april — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:58:54 +0000

Interesting podcast, I never even thought about writers having assisstants. I wonder…do you need any speacial skills or degrees to be an assisstant? It sounds like a cool job if the whole becoming-a-writer thing doesnt work

By: Mike Barker

Mike Barker — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:01:49 +0000

And to help out the assistants… a transcript!

http://wetranscripts.livejournal.com/49788.html

By: Weekly Roundup: 9/24–9/30 | Looseleaf Leaflets

Weekly Roundup: 9/24–9/30 | Looseleaf Leaflets — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:37:08 +0000

[...] week the Writing Excuses crew talks to Peter Ahlstrom and Valerie Dowbenko, writing assistants to Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss, respectively. They all talk about why hiring a writing [...]

By: Rachel Pilgrim

Rachel Pilgrim — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:56:06 +0000

@Howard – thanks for the explanation. Makes perfect sense to save on taxes and have the protection. It’s just interesting to think of y’all as “corporations”. Evil Corporations! No – just kidding. But what a great writing prompt – living in a world where everyone is a corporation…What would the social interaction look like…Hmmmm….interesting.

By: Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:10:44 +0000

The Tayler Corporation is an “S-corp.” We incorporated before LLC’s were an option.

By: MKHutchins

MKHutchins — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:26:02 +0000

@Howard: Just curious — is “The Taylor Corporation” an LLCs, or some other organization type? I thought I saw once that Brandon’s company was, but maybe that’s my imagination.

By: fireflyz

fireflyz — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:29:41 +0000

@Howard
Would you guys consider doing another episode on the business side of things? I’d love to hear about reasons for incorporating, tax filing, business models, etc. for writers. I’m especially interested in how you all made the transition to full time from the business side.

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:33:52 +0000

I would really be interested in how one goes about finding someone to be an assistant? A soundingboard/research/extra brain…where do you even start looking? What kind of background/credentials are you looking for? Is it wise to hire a friend or should you look outside your immediate circle? How much time do you usually spend with your assistant on a daily basis?
You left me with more questions than I knew I had before this podcast. Enjoyed the episode very much, anyway, though, great job.