he other day I wrote a book proposal for a collection of my stories.
Yesterday, I sent it to a publisher who once gave a review of a Chicken Soup for The Soul book that I had a story in. The publisher gave the book a bad review, but singled out my story as a shining point in the book.
I figured she’d be a good start to send my proposal to. This morning she requested a copy of my completed manuscript and my marketing plan…
Writing is as much about communication as it is about expression. I learnt this the lucrative way when I inadvertently got involved in a client’s ongoing project…
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As most of you know, our daughter and her boyfriend were in a head-on collision a month ago. For their privacy, I am referring to them as “A” and “M” when writing about the accident. The last installment of the story is HERE.
We have been quickly losing confidence in A and M’s orthopedist (Ortho #1), and desperately trying to get a new orthopedist (Ortho #2).
Over the past month, Ortho #1 has told us she did not need surgery, she might need surgery, and, most recently (seven days prior), that it was too late for surgery. This past Monday, he scheduled a surgery date for her…
Letters will return next week.
After I’ve sold three or more articles to an editor, I will sometimes telephone an editor to find out why she has turned down my latest query. Sometimes when I finish the phone call I’ve made a sale. The tactics I use to accomplish this depend on why the editor rejected my query.
Sometimes the editor tells me that she does want an article on a subject but prefer it be slanted differently. We discuss the slant she prefers. Sometimes when we hang up I rewrite my query giving her the slant she prefers. When I do this I usually end up with an assignment.
I found a market to sell a personal paranormal experience story but they buy all rights. I’m not sure I’m comfortable with never being able to tell the story to anyone else again. If I were to tell the same story in a different way, so that I am not reselling the same writing, is that in violation of the rights they buy? Would I be allowed to do that?
I spent the first four years of my children’s writing career making solid progress in the magazine market but failing to sell a book. I read books. I took classes. I wrote numerous picture book manuscripts and submitted them to several publishers. I worked hard, but I wasn’t getting anywhere…
Whispers and Warnings will return next week.
As most of you know, our daughter and her boyfriend were in a head-on collision three weeks ago. For their privacy, I am referring to them as “A” and “M” when writing about the accident…
