Whispers And Warnings For October 13th

Published on October 13, 2010

31ST COMPLAINT AND UPDATE: Kim Kleeman / Shakespeare Squared / ShakespeareSquared.com / The Shakespeare Squared Foundation – One writer (JC) reports she was paid after WritersWeekly intervened. However, another writer (LH) reports she’s owed $850.
3rd COMPLAINT about Trail Blazer Magazine / trail-blazer-magazine.com / trailblazermagazine.us / Susan Gibson – Writer receives electronic payment of the $330 she’s been owed for a year just minutes after a warning letter was sent by WritersWeekly to TrailBlazer.

More Guests Arrive!

Published on October 6, 2010

Our friends Scott and Kelly chose to spend their honeymoon in Bangor this week, after getting engaged here last year. Romance is in the air! They allowed us to infringe on their time and we’ve had a fun week doing lots of driving and leaf-watching. We went to Cadillac Mountain (where they got engaged) and we even spent a night in Boothbay Harbor.
Here are a few pictures from our fun week:




I have a Masonism for you this week.
Mason was standing in the living room, turning his head all the way to the right, and then all the way to the left, over and over again. I finally asked him what he was doing.
He replied, “I want my head to turn all the way around!”
Hugs to all!
Angela
P.S. YOUR MEMOIRS – A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOUR FAMILY!
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HOW TO REMEMBER, WRITE AND PUBLISH YOUR LIFE STORY
Using Angela’s MEMORY TRIGGERS, recall memories that have been dormant for years, and record those memories in chronological order in your memory notebook. Using the memory notebook as your outline, write your autobiography! **Also works for biographies and memoirs.**

Want The Best From A Writer? Pay Them! By Dawn Colclasure

Published on October 6, 2010

The saying that “time is money” applies to many of today’s working writers. The time they spend doing work for free is time they could be spending earning that much-needed extra income with other writing assignments. If a writer knows they’ll be paid for something, they’ll likely put their best effort into the work they do.
I was reminded of this recently while working on a book project. I stated up-front that I was not paying writers for their contributions (which were quotes, interviews and short pieces). After some time, however, I finally “woke up” and realized that writers who contributed original material they wrote just for this book should be paid for their time and effort…

Can I Use Artwork on My Cover Without a Contract?

Published on October 6, 2010

I purchased artwork for my book cover. Nothing was agreed between myself and the cover designer. Do I own the rights to the artwork so I can use it to publish my book? Do I need to ask for permission from the artist?

Whispers And Warnings For October 6th

Published on October 6, 2010

31st COMPLAINT AND UPDATE about Kim Kleeman / Shakespeare Squared / ShakespeareSquared.com / The Shakespeare Squared Foundation – Writer alleges she’s owed $850. Also, Writer “AM” reports she’s finally been paid by SS.
UPDATE: Ultimate MMA magazine / ultimatemmamag.com / Doug Jeffrey /
Beckett Media LLC / beckett.com – Writer claims payment finally arrived.
UPDATE: Lockwood Publications, Inc. / lockwoodpublications.com – Publisher of
Tea & Coffee Trade Journal / teaandcoffee.net, Smoke / smokemag.com,
Smokeshop Magazine / smokeshopmag.com, Tobacco Products International /
tobaccoproductsmag.com, Tobacco Asia / tobaccoasia.com, and Tea & Coffee
Asia / teacoffeeasia.com, and promoter of Tea & Coffee World Cup
Exhibitions / tcworldcup.com and EuroTab / eurotab.com – Writer “JR” (third complaint posted) states he received a check.

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