While my hypochondria is usually a stressful annoyance (that’s probably an understatement), sometimes it’s good to be extra cautious but sometimes it can get a bit ridiculous. They should ban people like me from medical websites…
Last week, I received an email from an author who was perturbed that we didn’t offer something similar to what he received via email (spam!) from another POD publisher. What was it? A $199 manuscript evaluation. If you paid and then decided to use that POD publisher later, you could deduct $199 from your setup fees. They could (probably do!) then upsell you on their expensive editing services that their manuscript evaluation very likely will say you need. Now, come on. Do you really think they’re going to tell you your manuscript is perfect? No way…
Letters will return next week.
Animal magazines target pet owners and animal businesses and cover a wide spectrum of animals and topics. These range from common pets such as dogs (Bark, Dog Fancy, etc.) and cats (Cat Fancy, I Love Cats, etc.), to fish (Aquarium Fish International, Tropical Fish Hobbyist), to less usual pets (Reptiles, Miniature Donkey Journal) to quite large animals (The Horse, Equus, etc.). Some magazines note in their guidelines they are not pet magazines but are intended for people breeding and selling animals.
I am a writer that receives your WritersWeekly newsletter. Thank you for being so on top of these fake jobs, and menial rewards for writers. I enjoy reading your comments.
I was wondering if you have ever heard of a company called “Go Freelance”, which posts jobs for freelancers, as well as other jobs. It’s $2.95 a month subscription charge with the supposed option of dropping the subscription at any time. If you have, I would appreciate your response.
I’ve never really thought of myself as controversial. As a parenting/health writer, I typically cover fairly straightforward and benign topics like how to sneak veggies into meatloaf or ways to squeeze fitness into everyday life. I have a blog as well, but its audience mostly consists of people (moms!) who happen to agree or at least relate to most of the things I write about (like mothering, homeschooling, and faith). Really, the most explosive topic I tend take on is my baby’s blowout diapers.
But recently, something unexpected happened to my idyllic writing life.
Does publishing my own work with a POD publisher prevent a traditional publisher from working with that particular piece in the future? Several BookLocker.com authors have gone on to land traditional contracts with their books. (We lost another one just last week!) Traditional publishers are only too happy to allow authors to take the financial […]
After being diagnosed with diverticulosis and diverticulitis, I was feeling pretty good last week – once the antibiotics were gone and I was off the steroids. On Saturday, we went out for Chinese food. I ate very mild stuff – seafood, white rice, a few bites of eggdrop soup, and half an eggroll (that was probably my mistake). That night, I got very ill. Sunday morning, I was better. Sunday afternoon, I was just fine. I was feeling so good that I went shopping and then cooked a large meal for the family (since Richard’s been doing all the work around here lately). On Monday morning, I had a full-blown attack – severe abdominal cramps, blood, everything I’d experienced when I was really, really sick. It was awful.
Each week, when researching job links to distribute through WritersWeekly, I see specific red flags in some job ads. This week, I’ll share some with you.
This Week:
