The legals

It's all a matter of paperwork these days. Writers are forever doomed to dot i's and cross t's. So it is with me. Post National Young Writers Festival and pre-production of documentaries, as well as post, contracts need to written, invoices sent, tax returns read. Gawd! Will it ever end.

However, thanks to the guys at My Artist Career, life can be that much easier. Also thanks to AbaF. Those of you who have not yet heard of the Australian Business Arts Foundation, check out their website. It's aimed at visual artists but we can all benefit from it, including that lonely creature: the writer.

Both websites have templates for contracts, budgets, proposals, all sorts of those nifty things we hate drafting and should leave to the legal eagles. They also have info on all aspects of becoming profitable artist. Yes, there is such a thing. I used to live with one and am now in the process of working towards becoming one. So peeps, really, start reading up.