The Value of Speaking with Visual Aids – Alice J. Wisler

Published on April 3, 2013

The Value of Speaking with Visual Aids – Alice J. Wisler

Just two days before my event at the local library, the librarian called to touch base. “Now, you are the one who wanted to do a PowerPoint presentation, right?”
Huh? Clearly she had me confused with another presenter. I had no plans for a PowerPoint, but the second I opened my mouth, I heard myself saying, “Sure. I’d like to do that.”
For two days, I rushed to create a presentation in connection with my fifth novel’s release. Although I’d created a few PowerPoint presentations before for various teaching engagements, I’d never thought to do one for a novel…

Where Can I Find Quality Paying Markets?

Published on April 3, 2013

I am a new writer, just trying to find someone to publish me that will see the value in my writing and compensate me equally. Can you help?

The Surprising and Near-Instant Benefits of (Finally) Creating My Own Website – Connie Jeske Crane

Published on April 3, 2013

I hear writers making confessions like this all the time. “Ugh. I really should have a website.” Or they’ve established an online presence, but there’s this twist, “I haven’t updated my blog since 2004!”
The underlying reasons vary. I know hardworking writers who are mired in the trenches. But also, at the edge of the pool, you’ll find the technophobes, and social media snobs (yes, some people out there still think Facebook and Twitter are fads). And finally, lots of us writers fall into the awe-shucks humble category, protesting…

Whispers And Warnings For April 3rd

Published on April 3, 2013

Links to stories below are here:
https://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=9281
N’Digo magazine publisher Hermene Hartman
Admits owing ex-employee money, but denies other allegations.
Amazon and the Big Six publishers try to get lawsuit filed by indie bookstores dismissed
Time will tell, of course, but Amazon tried to get our case against them dismissed, too…and it didn’t work. When the judge refused, they offered to settle, eventually paying our attorneys $300K. Read about our case here: https://antitrust.booklocker.com/ – Angela Hoy, BookLocker.com & WritersWeekly.com
Battle Lines Drawn in HarperCollins, Open Road E-Book Suit
The two sides are fighting over the ebook rights to a best selling children’s book. My bet is on Open Road on this one.
Criminal Law Reporter / The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (BNA) – Judge Rules Convicted Murderer Can Proceed with Libel Suit
They published a piece that “stated he ‘showed no hint of contrition’ and that he made statements to the press that the killings were justified by religious and philosophical beliefs.” Problem is…those were words from the prosecutor; not from the defendant or the judge’s ruling.
Author cleared of defamation charges
“A federal judge ruled that Michael Lewis is not guilty of defaming money manager Wing Chau in his best-selling 2010 book The Big Short, which examined the origins of the financial crisis.”
Links to stories above are here:
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