I received this e-mail from an agent I queried for my novel.
ANYTIME a prospective agent offers editing services as part of their “full package”, AND at the author’s expense, it raises a red flag. To me it’s a complete conflict of interest.
What do you think?
Sometimes it is hard to follow the old adage to submit and forget. The truth is, I’ve been known to check my e-mail about a hundred times a day, and more than once I have run to the mailbox only seconds after the mail carrier’s truck has pulled away. But really, writing should be like the infomercial where they shout, “Fix It and Forget It!” Recently, I learned again just how valuable it is to keep on writing and forget about submissions that are in the hands of editors.
THIRD COMPLAINT about Robert Anthony / Pique / RA Lifestyle Design Group / et. al. – DON’T MISS THIS ONE, READERS!
Accurance Group / Accurance.com – SPAMMED US AGAIN!
Book Whirl / BookWhirl / bookwhirl.com – ALSO SPAMMED US AGAIN!
It’s a service for freelancers in several fields. The writing jobs are incredibly low paid ($1.00 per page…$15 for a 1000-word article!).
We’re officially “on vacation” this week, meandering our way down to West Virginia and back in our RV. To read about our adventures, and to see photos, click here:
https://www.wirelesstrips.com
This week’s Maxism:
“Abstract artists are people who make up shapes!”
Hugs to all!
Angela
P.S. QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments – Want to read real query letters that landed these contracts? Woman’s Day – $2,800; Redbook – $3,500; Ladies Home Journal – $3,000; DiscoveryHealth.com – $2,000; Lifetime Magazine – $3,000; Life Extension Magazine – $6,480; Natural Remedies – $11,300; and many more! See: https://www.writersweekly.com/books/1409.html
BOOK PROPOSALS THAT WORKED! Real Book Proposals That Landed $10K – $100K Publishing Contracts – Want to read real book proposals that landed these contracts? Simon and Schuster – $100,000; Berkeley Books – $25,000; Osborne-McGraw-Hill – $19,500; Random House $15,000; and many more! See a complete list here: https://www.writersweekly.com/books/3332.html
This Week:
As a writer who enjoys learning about history, it seemed natural for me to begin writing historical pieces. I started with a piece for an international history magazine, which has led to several additional articles. Next, I sold a story about a little-known pro football team from the coal region of Pennsylvania to a Pennsylvania history magazine. The challenge for anyone who wants to write about history is to make a bunch of names and dates compelling to a reader who may not find this sort of information all that interesting.
If you’re looking to try your hand at writing about history, here are a few things to keep in mind…
THIRD COMPLAINT about Prudence International Magazine / prudenceinternational.com / Samson Agbebi – DON’T MISS THIS ONE, READERS!
RiseUp Publications, LLC. / Rise Up Magazine / usariseup.com Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D. – Files for bankruptcy, owes creditors $6M…and now Janice Ellis starts ANOTHER new business?!
On Tuesday morning, we embarked on a 3-week trip to West Virginia and back. We are meeting meeting Richard’s dad and step-mommy there for our official summer vacation.
I receive frequent emails from authors who ask why they should pay us (BookLocker) to publish their book instead of using a so-called “free” service like Lulu.com. I’ve written about what I call “bargain basement POD publishers” in the past.
Lulu used to have a pretty good reputation. Heck, I even used to refer authors to them. No more! Since they’ve grown so large, started using different printers, and laid off a chunk of their staff last year, things appear to be not-so-rosy at Lulu these days. Have they grown so big that they can’t keep up with their authors’ needs anymore?
