Find out if your state requires you to have a business license as an author. You might be writing
\n\u201conly at home,\u201d but you will be making a profit (you hope), which means you must file with your
\ncity as a business. I gotta tell you, for myself, this was a big step, and it cost a couple of hundred
\ndollars. It not only required paperwork, but all my neighbors were informed that I had a business
\nat home. The city also put up a hideous looking sign in my yard, and on my front door, for a
\ncouple of weeks before a public city meeting was conducted. This meeting deals with all the issues
\nof the city, and you\u2019re part of the agenda, so it\u2019s not a meeting specifically all about you. At the
\nmeeting, neighbors have the right to say they don\u2019t want a business beside them. Thankfully, all
\nwent smoothly, and the officials thanked me for \u201cdoing things legally.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/p>\n
This step takes time, so don\u2019t think it\u2019s accomplished in a week. For me, all letters needed to be sent
\nout by registered mail because I needed proof that I mailed all the impacted neighbors. If your property
\nline bordered my property line \u201cit was impacted.\u201d Because I lived at the end of my cul-de-sac, I had to
\nnotify more than the average amount of neighbors.<\/p>\n
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To acquire all the neighbor\u2019s addresses, as it must go to the homeowner, not rentals, requires a trip
\nto the city development office.<\/p>\n
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Your city might require something different, or not require anything at all. To be honest, I probably
\nwould have given up here, but my husband pulled me along for this step. I felt overwhelmed. Of
\ncourse, now that it\u2019s over, it doesn\u2019t seem so bad. I\u2019m glad I did it the right way. I never have to
\nworry about having legal trouble down the road.<\/p>\n
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This step works hand in hand with number one. If you\u2019re like me and find you have a lot of things
\nto do for this step, enlist a friend to work with you. It helps to have someone push you along.<\/p>\n
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Do these steps before you proceed to the next phase. One little step forward makes progress.
\nIt\u2019s when you don\u2019t move that you don\u2019t accomplish anything.<\/p>\n
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If you would like to see my first book, you can find it here:<\/p>\n
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http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/finally-here\/<\/p>\n
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