Keeping the Lizard Warm in Bed…

Keeping the Lizard Warm in Bed…

Well, we did get that ice storm last week and it was a bit nerve-wracking. Richard is always ultra-prepared for everything. He never lets the truck’s gas tank get more than half empty and, when they said we might get ice, he stocked the RV with food, drinks, extra gas and even extra propane. If the power goes out, we can simply carry our computers out to the RV and live out there for as long as we need to. We have a satellite Internet dish out there, too! Between our regular Internet connection, our dish, and our phones, we can always get online.

Getting Paid, Taking Aim, and Reporting in 1899 By James Stovall

The Writing Wright offers a banquet of information, quotations, essays and notes about writing, writers and the writing life. Here you will find out about Ernest Hemingway’s attitude toward punctuation, when Tom Clancy found out about submarines, and much more! Richly illustrated by the author, this book is one that you find hard to resist.

Keepin’ the Faith By Diane Stark

For months, I had been reading the free literature my church hands out each Sunday. I read the daily devotional books and the Sunday School handouts to strengthen and learn more about my faith. I found the stories entertaining and inspiring. But one day, I realized that I should have been using these materials for an additional purpose. I realized what a freelance gold mine I held in my hands.

POD SECRETS REVEALED: Shipping Costs Charged to YOUR Customers By Angela Hoy, co-owner of BookLocker

Several months ago, we ran a feature that revealed the shipping costs charged by POD publishers on author orders (large-quantity purchases).
Today, we’re comparing the shipping costs POD publishers are charging YOUR readers – the customer who drops by to order a book from the publisher at the recommendation of the author. Yes, inflated shipping costs CAN impact your sales!

Texas Coastal Enthusiast magazine / Damon Gibson

Having just consulted my lawyer on another topic that is similar (to the Damon Gibson situation), a verbal contract is still a legal contract. CY has a fee-for-service contract. CY upholded her/his end of the contract, therefore is due remuneration. As far as copyright issues are concerned. As soon as CY puts pen to paper or keystrokes on a Word page, her thoughts are immediately copyrighted. You can’t copyright an idea but as soon as that idea is put into written form, it’s copyrighted.
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Your Creativity As a Loving, Inexpensive (and Funny!) Holiday Gift!
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Hi Angela,
Do you browse https://www.etsy.com often? I love it. They have so many hand made items, hand made by one person or a small group. (They also have fixed pricing, which I actually find refreshing so I don’t gave to wait for an auction to end, love it, and then lose it. If I don’t like the price, I can just move on.) They have lots of children’s stuff, whether it’s clothing or toys that are hand made, and kid safe and age appropriate. Great to use for buying American where you know items aren’t made in sweatshops and/or by kids. You support American artists/clothiers and avoid big box stores. Most are also reasonable prices considering they aren’t made in factories… So far I haven’t found one seller with any negative feedback…
Karen Carver
Lawrence, KS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Angela is a big fan of etsy.com. She recently listed her book, How to Reborn a Doll in a Day, at Etsy. See: https://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18450177

Aim Off Target By Eric D. Goodman

Any new author will tell you that writing the book is only the tip of the iceberg. Then comes revising it, rewriting it, editing it, finding a publisher, and a long final stretch – marketing it. These days you can’t just write a book and expect the masses to come to you. To succeed, you must take your book to the masses.

Should I Sign a Contract That Doesn’t Even Mention Compensation?

Is it common for freelancers to get an “offer” to write while also being told that more details of their assignment will come after they sign a contract and return it? The contract in question has a space in section two where it states that the details and pay rates for the assignment will be given out at a different time and on a separate contract.