Write, Get Published, and Get Paid Without Getting Screwed By Laura Bell

Published on February 4, 2009

This sounds like a fundamental quest for any writer. The problem is that it sounds easy. If your writing career has been going smoothly, you are blessed. For the rest of us, let’s look at the issues realistically. Someone wants your work. You deliver and getting paid turns into one big headache. As far as I know writers are the only professionals who get treated this way. The world as a whole does not treat us professionally. Professionals get a decent wage and get paid on time.

Bargain Basement PODs – You Get What You Pay For

Published on February 4, 2009

I am considering two different POD companies, BookLocker and CreateSpace. From what I can see, CreateSpace (owned by Amazon) has no set up fee but you pay a little more for each book sold. Honestly, after reading all the information you provide, I like your approach and I have purchased a book from you and I like the way it feels and looks, but I am having trouble justifying paying $500 when I can pay $0 in set up fees. Can you tell me if I am missing something with CreateSpace? I see they are not one of the companies you discussed in the comparison article. Thanks for any additional information you can provide!

Ghostblogging Pays My Bills By Susan Johnston

Published on February 4, 2009

I’d heard from other writers that posting in the services section of CraigsList.org was a good way to gain more clients. Though I was skeptical, I figured it was free, so I forged ahead, promoting myself as an online copywriter and blogger. I didn’t hear anything right away, and then almost a week after I’d posted, I got an email from someone saying he needed a writer to ghostblog for his law firm. I was still skeptical (after all, I don’t have a law degree and I’ve barely sat through a complete episode of Law & Order), but I agreed to a phone interview to find out more.

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