Avoiding Pay-Per-Click Meat Markets
Could you please give me advice on another avenue to take as a new writer? I want to get my writing out there, but I don’t want it to be on a “meat market” – as you put it – that degrades my work.
Narrow Your Scope to Achieve a Goal By Lauren Carter
After writing full-time for a local paper and then freelancing for newspapers and websites for a few years, I set the broad objective to break into a national glossy…
Whispers And Warnings For May 18th
Examiner.com – Sued for $21M for libel. While it appears this suit might not get too far, it also appears the blogger might need to pay his own legal fees, per the Indemnification clause in the Examiner.com Terms of Use – “You agree to indemnify and hold the Examiner.com Parties harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site…”
Writers.net – Forum users are complaining about censorship / deleted threads.
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Backwards Snowbirds? – Part II
I wanted to thank everyone who wrote in with opinions on safe (and unsafe) cities in Florida! I’ve made a list of the recommended city names that were sent in…
POD SECRETS REVEALED: Ridiculous Hot Air on Some POD Publishers’ Websites – Angela Hoy, co-owner of BookLocker.com
At BookLocker, we are frequently contacted by authors who say they are surprised by our candor. We never tell authors their book might become a best seller…because it probably won’t (most traditionally published books never become best sellers, either). We don’t twist our words around to make it appear an author’s book will be stocked by “25,000” bookstores. It won’t. And we don’t publish verbiage that makes an author think we do something we don’t. We just don’t do business that way.
Authors appreciate our honestly because they have read so much confusing blurbage on other POD publishers’ websites.
Here are a few examples of what we believe is “hot air” on some POD publishers’ websites. Of course, this is our opinion. You can form your own…
Investigative TV Series to Feature Co-Authors’ Story!
Hi Angela,
I just had to tell my fave editor the great news…and to let you know, again, thank you for the suggestion to use Skye Wentworth Public Relations as a publicist for my book!
This fall, Investigative Discovery T.V. series The Will will feature our story, inspired by my co-written book, The Inventor’s Fortune Up For Grabs by Suzanne G. Beyer and John S. Pfarr.
Filming began last week and the French-Canadian film crew is now working their way cross-country to interview the other “characters” in the book.
Best, Suzanne Beyer
https://www.theinventorsfortune.com
Being Honest About a Project’s Commercial Potential By Rich Mintzer
The American Society of Journalists and Authors holds an annual writers conference each spring in New York City. One of the three days always intrigues me. It’s the day in which they have what is called the Personal Pitch. This is an opportunity for writers to meet face to face with editors, publishers and agents and pitch ideas for books, blogs, articles or whatever they have to sell. Pitches need to be concise as this is almost akin to speed dating, except we need not determine that we both love walks on the beach…
What’s a “Blind Ad?”
I always enjoy reading your weekly newsletter. (How you manage to come up with topics each week is, to me, miraculous.)
My confusion comes when I look at the list of jobs available, and you indicate various ones as a “blind ad.”
What is the significance of such a designation to us readers? Proceed with caution?
Who Knew? I Turned Out to Be a Writer, After All!” By Harriet Michael
1976 – Our nation celebrated its bi-centennial anniversary. My town held a writing competition. Students from several area high schools wrote short essays called “Bi-centennial Minutes”. I participated because I had to…it was a required assignment in my English class. A few weeks later, a reporter and a photographer from the local newspaper walked into my school and interviewed me – because I had won the competition!
Whispers And Warnings For May 11th
3RD COMPLAINT! Perry DeGregorioExperiential Marketing Associates – experientialmarketing.biz / New York Exhibit Rentals / newyorkexhibitrentals.com / Tres 3d – Graphic designer alleges he’s owed $4K.
Ehow.com – A writer makes disturbing allegations.
PublishAmerica – Author alleges PublishAmerica won’t give his rights back unless he signs a contract with a “gag clause.” He states he’s reported them to the Kentucky Attorney General’s office.
Credit Union Business – Writer alleges she received payment after threatening legal action.
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