Barnes and Noble Wants to Warehouse My Print on Demand Book?
The local Barnes and Noble said I could have a book signing if my status changed from P.O.D. to having copies in B&N warehouses so they could order them. What does that mean?
Accidentally Finding Your Writing Niche By Sara Hodon
As a former program manager for career awareness initiatives aimed at school-age students, sometime Career Advisor at a technical college, and frequent job seeker/interviewee who has also made nice extra income as a freelance writer, it seemed like only a matter of time before my two “worlds” merged. Although I’ve written for a number of consumer magazines, once I discovered the lucrative opportunities that exist with industry-specific trade publications, I decided to try to break into those markets…
Kennel Cough
Ali and Justin recently decided to rescue (adopt) a new dog. They thought it would be a good idea to take their dog, Jax, along to the pound to see if he got along with any of the dogs they were interested in. When I heard they did that, I thought “uh oh.” While they didn’t get a new dog (yet), Jax did get a bad case of Kennel Cough…
World’s Worst “Query Letter!”
This week’s missive will be short but I just had to share this with you. I received the following “query letter” (can we even call it that?!) last week…
10 Ways to Respond to Non-Paying Pubs’ Excuses
Where is the essay you wrote where you really made a great case to editors about how they should pay, even if it’s just a few dollars and they have to take it out of their own pockets?
8 Unwitting Mistakes Freelance Writers Make – Melissa Mayntz
You do everything right – follow guidelines, edit well, promote yourself – so why doesn’t your bank account reflect writing success?
Can I Publish Song Lyrics In My Book Without Permission? No.
In my book manuscript I have a some lyrics from (a popular song). I’m thinking approval from publishers is necessary for these items (and possible payment). How does one go about doing that?
Serendipity – Rosemary McKinley
At a book presentation at the local Historical Society, a man who works as an entertainer suggested that I contact a local farm owner who was always interested in local history. I did a book signing there at Harbes Family Farms in Mattituck, Long Island. The owner read my book and offered me a job as a Long Island historian working with school children during field trips!
Winter Writing Contest and Winter Bird Watching!
When we lived up north, I always looked forward to the WritersWeekly Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest because, while living in Bangor, Maine, in January, we were guaranteed a few feet of snow on the ground and weeks of cabin fever. During contest weekend, I was always enjoyed a break from the grind and some awesome entertainment in the form of stories flying in via email from participants.
Living in Florida, I’m still excited despite the fact that it’s going to be in the 80s on Saturday. (It’s supposed to be 85 today!)
List of Past Topics for the WritersWeekly Quarterly 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
2013 marks our 12th year of hosting the quarterly WritersWeekly.com 24-Hour Short Story Contests!
Here are all the past contest topics. We’ve never published these in one place before so we hope you enjoy perusing these…