Published on October 18, 2006
I won’t give in to Murphy’s Law. You know, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” I am convinced that Murphy’s Law happened to me again when my assigned sources never followed through on an interview. Of course, this also was during a time when I was ready to leave for vacation, and my family and I were getting ready to move. Besides, I insisted on meeting my editorial deadline, and keeping my writing moving forward during these seemingly stressful events.
Published on October 18, 2006
This Week:
Published on October 11, 2006
In anticipation of the arrival of my mother-in-law this week, we cleaned the house from top to bottom. Ali (age 15) complained the ENTIRE time I spent in her room rearranging drawers, sorting clothes, looking under her bed and hope chest (pretty scary!), and arranging her books, among other fun things. But, she was very happy with her new room when I was finished. The very next morning, I walked into her room and was horrified to discover it looked like I’ve never even been in there!
Published on October 11, 2006
Amazon allows any Amazon customer to post a review about a book, even if that person did not purchase the book from Amazon. This means Amazon has no way of verifying if that person has even read the book or not.
Published on October 11, 2006
I know people with a lot less on their plates who are anxiety-ridden and depressed! Despite all you’ve been through, you manage to write about it concisely and in a fashion that’s certain to help others.
You’re a caring, giving, valuable person not just to your immediate family but to your larger family of fans and writers. Those of us in the latter group are glad you’re taking care of yourself. Soon life will brighten and you’ll feel yourself again. Meanwhile, we’re out here cheering for you.
By the way, the John Borchardt article is the best I’ve read on the subject of white papers. Thank you for a wonderful publication.
All the very best,
Paulette
Published on October 11, 2006
According to a “white paper” at americanbusiness.com, custom publishing – the creation of magazines, newsletters, websites, and other media for a particular company or organization – is the fastest-growing and youngest segment of the media. About 60% of the US companies that custom publish started their in-house or standalone operations in the last ten years. The industry’s trade association, the Custom Publishing Council, is still in its relative infancy, and no particular company looms in profits and prestige. While a handful of custom publishers make between $20 and $50 million in annual revenue, the majority are small in-house and standalone firms.
Published on October 11, 2006
The last thing I ever expected to hear over an intercom at Barnes and Noble was the surreal announcement, “local author Kay Fellows is signing her travel book “Upper Mississippi Valley by Motorcycle” at a table near the mall entrance.”
Published on October 11, 2006
This Week:
Published on October 4, 2006
Last week, I posted a note about my recent surgery that followed a litany of other challenges we’ve experienced over the Summer, including the doctor telling us Mason might die, and my resulting anxiety attack. I went to the doctor last week and posted an update to last week’s missive on Wednesday afternoon. If you read the issue before the update was posted, you can see the update HERE.
Published on October 4, 2006
book marketing
Just about every journalist and periodical editor has received countless press releases by email, fax and mail. While at WritersWeekly.com we don’t publish press releases, and never have, we are still inundated with them on a daily basis for everything ranging from publishing services to insurance for the self-employed. But, we get far more “new book release” press releases than anything else. And, let me tell you, even though I’m an avid book reader and buy several books each month, it is very rare that I receive a new book press release that keeps me interested past the first sentence.
