Lindsay, please don't use quotation marks when you say you are a full time author. You are. You got a juicy book deal, kids are reading your books, your advances are the main source of your income. You are a proper full time author. In fact, you are a definition of one.
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
awh thanks miranda!
@nmmk9134
6 ай бұрын
Juice book deal will meant Main bread winner.
@KrisMF
8 ай бұрын
omg the scholastic book fair was EVERYTHING to me when i was a kid :') I'm canadian, it's so cool to see that your book was in the fairs and supported over here !! ✨
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
right! like, best day of school 100%! And yes the canada's showed up! hahaha
@aimig.1355
8 ай бұрын
Whoop I'm part of the 0.4% europe sales :D I love videos like this, it's so interesting :) Wish you all the best for 2024!
@mirandaosmelak480
8 ай бұрын
Me too:)!
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
awh yay! so glad to have you and your european friends here! haha and best of 2024 to you too!!
@katiereadsandwrites
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for talking about all of the possible things to write off your taxes. I work for an accountant so I’m hoping one day he will be doing my author taxes! 😊
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
oh yeah, that's a great connection to have! haha
@76kilosofshade81
8 ай бұрын
I'm always fascinated by the financial info of authors. Thanks for pulling back the curtain a bit for us.
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@Lara_Ameen
8 ай бұрын
This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing all of this! Before your video, I just learned what can be written off for taxes for 2022 (I’m a freelance sensitivity/authenticity reader), so I also wrote off my office supplies (my desk is also in my bedroom, lol), air purifier, some books, etc. Really cool that it’s a thing. Thank you for reinforcing this! I love learning stuff like this! 💜
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
yay! So glad to hear that!
@jenniferrs9984
8 ай бұрын
I'm a new subscriber and loving your videos! As a capricorn who also maths real good, trust me, you are crushing it. Good luck on your 2024 goals, I know classroom visits can be daunting but the kids love them so much. :D
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
ah so happy to have you, Jennifer!
@anniegough1580
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this incredibly informative + fun video! All of your advice on taxes + expenses is super helpful (and how smart to have a card solely for author expenses - if I ever get published I'm stealing that idea!).
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
haha that's fine! I stole it from Michelle Schusterman anyway!!
@juliette657
8 ай бұрын
I love watching videos like this and pretending that I too have a writing career with payments to manage 😅😅 Seriously though, thanks for this video! It was very insightful and informative. Looking forward to those squishmallow charts in next years video 😄
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
not the squishmallow charts! XD so glad you found it helpful!
@LiselleSambury
8 ай бұрын
Ohhh I love that you did like a sales origin breakdown! Ofc I love the entirety of these sorts of videos but it’s cool to see those sorts of stats
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
Yeah I thought that was really cool too!
@mst_palette3527
2 ай бұрын
I’m one of those four from the east who bought your book. Haha! I feel special. Sending love from the Philippines.
@LindsayPuckett
2 ай бұрын
omg! Thank you so much! haha
@WendyLuWrites
8 ай бұрын
This is all so helpful! Thanks so much for this transparency and demystifying the money side of, erm, authoring ❤ lol
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
haha of course!
@trisha4life17
8 ай бұрын
Omg!!!! I loved this!!!!!! I loved both books!!!! I can’t wait to see if what this year brings for you!!!!!
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
thank you! have a great 2024, trisha!!
@MargaretPinard
8 ай бұрын
Great video! Also had this pop in my head "I do it all for the GOATS, all for the goats, yeah..." so, good vibes!
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
Yes! Thank you!
@Wallisimo
8 ай бұрын
Laughing at the squishmallows bit. 😂 Thanks again for making these very informative videos!!
@Wallisimo
8 ай бұрын
Also the write off section is soooo fascinating. Furiously taking notes.
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
right?! I was shocked when I learned how much can be written off!
@mevia_mastropietro_author
8 ай бұрын
“I don’t know how to behave around warm bread.” You’re the best 😂
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
LOL IT'S TRUE
@JoeyPaulOnline
8 ай бұрын
I use those same quotation marks when I call myself a full-time author. Its my job but it doesn't pay me full time so yeah!
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
it's hard not to use them! haha
@t.s.611
8 ай бұрын
Okay but I do definitely need to see the Squishmallow expenditure percentage. 😂
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
NO YOU DON'T T.S.! looooooool XD
@TheCatMelon
8 ай бұрын
I'm in Canada and have a school aged child which means I can go to the Scholastic book fairs. I was so sad when I didn't see your books at the last winter one, but am hoping they'll be there in the spring one. Gonna add to the Canada pie piece if I can lol
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
ooh I hope it's there too! Thanks for keeping an eye out!
@JRRob3wn
2 ай бұрын
On your England trip, were you able to write off any of your spouse’s expenses, or was it your expenses only?
@LindsayPuckett
Ай бұрын
just mine!
@kirtiomart
8 ай бұрын
What program do you use to do your charts showing percentages?
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
google sheets!
@amy-suewisniewski6451
8 ай бұрын
Just a litter encouraging discouragement: even those of us with "full-time" jobs that isn't authoring still need a partners income to not be homeless 😅.
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
haha I feel that!
@MrRorosuri
8 ай бұрын
Food. Aww what a sweet hubby
@LindsayPuckett
8 ай бұрын
he is! haha
@MrRorosuri
8 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@dont_get_jealous
7 ай бұрын
Don’t feel obliged to answer of course but why would a disability not enable you to work? I only ask cos so many people work from home now and if you can sit at a computer you may find something suitable to go alongside your writing career. Don’t discount yourself, you seem capable of anything.
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