Tuesday, August 02, 2005
It Was A Great Tax Write Off
**Day 7 of "Journey to Publication"**
If I'd been a good, little writer, I'd have been cranking out more books while my agent shopped the other manuscript around. But, God had other plans. Between the years of 1997 and 2001, my husband started his own business, I started my own business (separate from his), we built a house and I continued to do journalism on the side. (Did I mention we have 4 kids?)
The first business I tried was an antique & home accessory business. (Whose sole purpose was to give me an excuse to buy antiques, but--shhhhh--don't tell my husband.) It was a great tax write off.
My next business was to form a publishing corporation for the purpose of developing, producing and marketing products that promote traditional family values. Our first product was a chore system I had invented and used in my home for years and years. It is called I Did My Chores! and is available nationwide. That's the good news.
The bad news is ... I hated what I was doing. My gifts and talents do not lie in the corporate executive world. So, now I had 30,000 units of a product and I wasn't too terribly talented at selling it. It was a great tax write off.
Tomorrow ... how I managed to make the leap from chore systems to romance.
posted by Deeanne at 12:57 PM
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3 Comments:
Barb said...
Woman, your name is Ambition! Although this part of your story sounds suspiciously like ours too. Hmm. Did you sleep during this time period???
1:07 PM
Deeanne said...
I was still young enough to think I didn't really need much sleep. I've gotten over that now! :-)
3:39 PM
Barb said...
Ah, youth! But you're still a very spunky person, obviously. That's where the cheerleader vibes emanate from--your energy level. And the hunky jock husband clue helped. Hope he's enjoying your romance success, even if he doesn't get it 100%...
4:11 PM
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