How to Write Part-Time, and Make it Work By Patrick Icasas

How to Write Part-Time, and Make it Work By Patrick Icasas

As profitable and satisfying as full-time freelancing can be, a part-time freelancing business has its merits, too. For one, you have the security of a salaried position to make it through the inevitable lean season. Also, depending on the job, you’ll still be covered by employee health benefits – something many full-time freelancers still struggle with…

A Wild Three Years By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

Three years ago this month, I had almost given up on ever seeing one of my novels find publication. I’d spent the last five years writing one novel after another, one version after another, until I believed I had a few marketable works. I’d sent out query after query to publishers and literary agents. I had a few near misses, agents who said they loved my query and sample chapters but they were closing the office and retiring, publishers who liked my work but didn’t love it enough to offer a contract. One of my much rewritten, refined and reworked manuscripts, Kinfolk, had been rejected about eighty times. Several of my other novels had been as well. I shared my disappointment and despair with a writer friend I’d met online and he suggested I might try the growing ebook market…

Whispers And Warnings For July 24th

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Penguin, Author Solutions Seek Dismissal of Potential Class Action Suit
Call the authors’ allegations “a series of gripes.”
With Judge’s Approval, Jesse Ventura is Still Suing the Widow of a Fallen Navy SEAL
“U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan reportedly wrote in his decision concerning Ventura

North American Builders, Mining & Power (debuted April 2013), Food & Beverage Executive (debuting June, 2013), Manufacturing Executive International (debuting September, 2013)

“Quarterly magazine covering the building sector in North America, from small to large projects. For further information visit here: https://www.nab-magazine.com/index.php/about.” 33% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays 30 days after invoice is submitted. “Their story will appear in the issue they are writing for and it will also appear in a digital replica of the magazine online.” Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 24-48 hours. Sample copy available online. Subscriptions: “Domestic is free and overseas is by digital subscription unless they pay for postage.” Guidelines available by email.

Two Waterspouts = Huge Adrenaline Rush!!!

Two Waterspouts = Huge Adrenaline Rush!!!

On vacation last week, we had quite a thrill! As we were driving to dinner in Saddleback Key on our last night there, I was looking out the window and I couldn’t believe my eyes! There was a waterspout…

Your Book As a Movie? Watch Out for Snake Oil Salesmen!

Your Book As a Movie? Watch Out for Snake Oil Salesmen!

I recently received the following question from an author:
What advice can you give to a self-published author about getting OPTIONED (film and television). I want to sell my book online, and plan on taking your advice on marketing online, but one of my primary goals is to get my book into the hands of producers and directors who will want to turn it into a movie, and will want to “option” it.
Here was my response…

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BEWARE THE BACKEND DEAL: Don’t Sell Yourself Short for Other People’s Dreams By Rich Mintzer

BEWARE THE BACKEND DEAL: Don’t Sell Yourself Short for Other People’s Dreams By Rich Mintzer

How many people would ask a contractor to remodel their kitchen (a $20,000 job, or more), and expect the contractor to agree to be paid when you sold your home for a hefty price several years down the road? More significantly, how many contractors would take such an offer, knowing that the real estate market could tank, leaving the seller with less money than they anticipated and none left to pay your bill?

How Do I Subtly (and Effectively) Promote My Book When “Commenting” on Articles?

I’ve been consistently following the advice in your book, 90 DAYS OF PROMOTING YOUR BOOK ONLINE: Your Book’s Daily Marketing Plan. I have a question about signatures. I’ve been commenting on the news and other blog sites, and typing in my “signature” – [Name, Author, Title of Book].. When I do this, do you advise to try to create a direct hyperlink to my site, or is this spamming and against guidelines? I’ve been copying/pasting a typewritten signature. I’m not sure you can even create a hyperlink in comments but some of the research says I can and it would be easier to go directly to my site if you don’t think this would red flag me on the various sites I go to.

Internationally Yours By Nadia Ali

In a bid to grab the attention of an editor with a hook that would knock her socks off, I pitched an idea involving an international story about cat cafes in Tokyo. I researched it, gathered my information, was sure I had enough to reach the required word count, and sent it her way. “This is just what we were looking for,” she said. I felt a sense of accomplishment until she added, “But, only if you can get photos to complement the piece.”