Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in multiple genres. Her books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide. Her novels in The Fey series are among her most popular. Even though the first seven books wrap up nicely, the Fey's huge fanbase wanted more. They inspired her to return to the world of The Fey and explore the only culture that ever defeated The Fey. With the fan support from a highly successful Kickstarter, Rusch began the multivolume Qavnerian Protectorate saga, which blends steampunk with Fey magic to come up with something completely new.

Rusch has received acclaim worldwide. She has written under a pile of pen names, but most of her work appears as Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Her short fiction has appeared in over 25 best of the year collections. Her Kris Nelscott pen name has won or been nominated for most of the awards in the mystery genre, and her Kristine Grayson pen name became a bestseller in romance. Her science fiction novels set in the bestselling Diving Universe have won dozens of awards and are in development for a major TV show. She also writes the Retrieval Artist sf series and several major series that mostly appear as short fiction.

To find out more about her work, go to her website, kriswrites.com.

Goals & Dreams: Freelancer's Survival Guide by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Everyone has dreams, but most people don't know how to achieve them. Goals help people achieve their dreams, but how do you know if you've set the right goals?

In this book-length excerpt from the massive Freelancer's Survival Guide, international bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch will help you set the right goals to achieve your dreams. She also has tips for staying positive and remaining patient while you're on the road to success.

CURATOR'S NOTE

In a conversation I had many years ago with other writers, I realized they had no idea that goals and dreams were two different things. Want to be remembered as the best writer ever 100 years from now? That's a dream. Want to make a living at your writing? That's an attainable goal, if you follow some concrete steps. There's more to it than that, and I'm not going to repeat it all here…because I already wrote it down, and you can get that information if you pick up the book. – Kristine Kathryn Rusch

 
 

BOOK PREVIEW

Excerpt

Introduction

Everyone has dreams. Most of us have goals. However, many of us don't realize when our goals cross into our dreams or even get in the way of them. And most of us don't know how to make our dreams a reality.

These posts from my Freelancer's Survival Guide discuss how to turn your dreams into achievable goals. The posts also examine whether or not to postpone your dreams as well as figuring out when you're giving up on yourself.

Since April of 2009, I have written The Freelancer's Survival Guide on my blog, kristinekathrynrusch.com. Most of the advice in the Guide is practical—how to set up a business plan, for instance. The Freelancer's Survival Guide is also available in book form.

However, I've also divided the Guide into short books for people who don't need or want more than one section. Again, most of those short books involve business things, like handling finances or how to negotiate a contract. But this book is a little different. It's about the emotions of freelancing, about dreams and wishes and aspirations. In other words, this short book is the important one.

These posts were written at separate times throughout the course of a year. I've tried to keep the flavor of the real-time posting, while making sure the book itself has a flow. If you want to see the original blog posts, you can find them—and reader comments—on the blog itself.

The point of this short book, however, is to help you achieve your dreams. I hope it does that and so much more.

Enjoy.

—Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Lincoln City, Oregon
August 29, 2010

I updated the "Giving Up On Yourself" section in 2011 on my website. Things are changing dramatically. It took longer than I expected to update this book, but now I have, and I hope that makes it even more useful for you.

—Kristine Kathryn Rusch
April 19, 2012