Companies That Create/Distribute Press Releases?
What do you think about companies that create and distribute press releases? Do you think it’s worth the money?
Richard Returns and Two Maxisms This Week!
Richard is back in Maine after a short trip to Corpus Christi, Texas for a family illness. He managed to fly out just ahead of Hurricane Ike…
AVOIDING AMAZON – Websites with Free Shipping…and Free Print Catalogs!
In the past several years, I’ve done the majority of my Christmas shopping online at Amazon.com. Since we boycotted and sued Amazon after they tried to force us to pay them to print our books, I’ve been scurrying around online, trying to figure out where I can send my Christmas business this year.
Letters To The Editor For September 10th
Letters will return next week.
Transformation By James Robert Daniels
Sometimes we study a market and look for article ideas to fit the style, voice and editorial calendar. The most prolific and successful writers find ideas everywhere, then pitch them to suitable markets. We can also start with experience and leave the writing and selling until later. I can’t always get a magazine assignment before an event has come and gone. And getting expenses paid is not that likely for a freelancer. So what do you do? Find something interesting and just do it.
COUNTING SUCCESS By Vivian O. Collins
Have you seen me? I’m the lady standing at the magazine rack picking up each puzzle publication and opening it to the masthead page. If I find my name there, I may laugh aloud. If the publication doesn’t list contributors, I may turn to the back and thumb through the solutions looking for my work- and I can usually find it.
A Hectic Week and the Neighbors from Hell
Richard had to take a quick trip to Texas for a family illness. I decided to stay in Bangor and hold down the fort here. Problem is…school started this week. So, I’m working, trying to keep the household in order (with help from Alyssa, thank goodness), homeschooling Max, watching Mason, and running errands. Things are pretty hairy right now but I’m managing to keep up with everything!
Letters To The Editor For September 3rd
This Week:
- The Amazon/BookSurge Anti-Trust Lawsuit
- Bowker Isn’t Happy with Angela’s ISBN Article
- ISBNs in Canada AND Africa are FREE!
- Bowker Needs to Justify Their High ISBN Prices!
- Comparing Apples to Oranges
The Hidden Nuances to Writing for Publication By Kamala Thiagarajan
Do you believe that getting published is only about finding a good idea, pitching it to the right market and writing the article? While this will certainly help, there are other factors that come into play before a manuscript is accepted for publication. Understanding these allows you to reap rich dividends.
Emory on M.R.E.s – Making Your Pet a Hollywood Star By Gary Michael Smith
Writing for a variety of publications can bring you different kinds of visibility. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed 80 percent of New Orleans, my partner Brenda and I ended up adopting one of the many abandoned cats roaming the streets. This particular mackerel tabby had been following National Guard troops around for weeks, evidently eating whatever M.R.E.s they’d give him.