A writer's guide to making a digital living was developed through the A writer's guide to making a digital living was developed through the Australia Council for the Arts 's Story of the Future project to explore the craft and business of writing in the digital era.

It includes case studies from Australia's rising generation of poets, novelists, screenwriters, games writers and producers who are embracing new media and contains audio and video content from seminars and workshops, as well as extensive references to resources in Australia and beyond.

This guide is a professional development resource for creative writers. Its primary target audience is any writer (young or old, emerging, mid-career or established) in Australia or overseas, who aims to earn income as a professional creative writer and is interested in how the new media industry can enhance their craft skills and income earning potential.

The secondary audience is any artist or practitioner (producer, games developer, publisher, funding body) whose work may be informed by this resource.

The aim in developing this guide is to create a freely available and widely accessible repository of knowledge and information on the theme of professional creative writing in a digital context. While acknowledging that writers often balance their creative writing with other professional writing such as journalism, or entirely separate careers in other fields, this guide is focused on what you do as a professional creative writer.

Resource: The writer's guide to making a digital living.