One of the frequent topics popping up in magazines devoted to writers and writing is how and where to get ideas for stories, be they fiction or non-fiction. That should not be a problem for anyone who intends to be or is writing for publication. It is for many writers because they are looking into the skies for the big literary bomb to be exploded in hype they can peddle to the highest paying markets. That is a mistake…
This is straight from the horse’s mouth! If you self publish you need to be able to market your book and you must sell one million books or your name is mud as far as writing for anyone ever again. I got this from someone who knows. Or thinks he knows! What have you heard about this?? Someone I know works for this writer and he told her this, that if you don’t sell that big number of books you will never sell your work again! I don’t know what to think about this, it sounds a little left field to me. Have you ever heard anything like this?
For 10 years, I truly abstained from writing. You know, the kind of writing that forces you to try out 50 different ways to construct a sentence until you choose Number 51. The synapse-firing, hangnail-chewing kind of writing.
Instead, my days were filled with writing lesson plans, finding succinct ways to list homework on a whiteboard, and inserting red-ink comments on student essays without becoming flippant. My years as a high school English and journalism teacher were rewarding but, when I decided to take early retirement, my decision came partly from that ache to write again. Really write…
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DESPITE THE ORIGINAL COURT RULING, WHICH IS BEING APPEALED, WE STILL THINK GOOGLE’S ACTIONS ARE ILLEGAL!
The Anti-Google Mass Book Digitization Campaign Goes Global
“Prize-winning authors, international rights organizations, and legal experts Monday joined the Authors Guild in fighting what they call Google’s dangerous and unprecedented violation of copyright law…”
THIS WILL BE AN INTERESTING CASE TO FOLLOW
Veterinarian files lawsuit against anonymous complaint websites
She claims her competitors posted the complaints.
THEY ONLY PROVIDED A LINK. THEY DIDN’T PUBLISH THE SCRIPT.
Quentin Tarantino’s lawsuit against Gawker Dismissed
“Gawker argued that it linked to the script only in the course of reporting on the news that Tarantino had become upset over the script being leaked, making its acts a ‘fair use’.”
DOES THE CONSTITUTION PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO LIE?
Campaign Mud-Slinging Could Cost Publishers a Hefty Law Suit
“Mud-slinging is free speech – some ‘mud’ will stick, and some ‘mud’ can be expensive to remove.”
PICKING UP LUNCHES FOR YOUR BOSS IS NOT TRAINING FOR A FUTURE CAREER!
Lawsuit challenges a Hollywood pillar: Unpaid internships
“A class action by former interns on the 2010 film ‘Black Swan’ could radically change the industry’s reliance on unpaid neophytes.”
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Richard and I escaped last weekend to Ybor City, Florida, which is known as “Tampa’s Latin Quarter.” We ate dinner at a Turkish restaurant. The food wasn’t that impressive but the belly dancer was entertaining. The waiter told us the town would get more interesting as the evening went on. In his words, “The drunker they all get, the better it gets!”
We take the initial financial risk and you agree to take the reins on book promotion.
I’m sure others might’ve mentioned it but it’s ironic “>that you advise not to pay a ‘reading fee’ – and lo and behold, the first market in your recent newsletter (Gulf Coast) – no mention in the (long) guidelines but click to the webpage – and they charge a $2 reading fee.
Christine
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Thank you, Christine! Below is a copy of the email we just sent to Gulf Coast:
This email is to inform you that you have been blacklisted by WritersWeekly.com for charging writers a reading fee.
If you can’t support your publication with dollars other than those coming from writers’ pockets, you should not be in business. Don’t expect writers to contribute to your hobby.
In these days of indie publishing, the more books you have out there, the more money you can make. But, how can you write faster? Can you really write books quickly that don’t suck? By following the strategies below, you can churn out multiple novels a year and get them out to your readers. Here’s how…
As the weather warms, a good portion of the American population takes to the rivers, lakes, and streams in search of ‘the big one’. One great idea is that, if you’re a reasonably good fisher person, and a reasonably good writer person, you can combine the two into one very good moneymaking scheme…
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WHEN YOU HIRE SOMEONE WHO’S UNDER CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER, YOU MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE…
Texas Monthly To Sue New York Times For Breach Of Contract
Less than two weeks after the New York Times announced the appointment of Texas Monthly editor Jake Silverstein as the new editor-in-chief of the Times Sunday magazine, the publisher of Texas Monthly is expected to file a breach of contract lawsuit.
WHEN RELIGIONS PROTEST THEIR CRITICS
Outcry as Penguin India pulps ‘alternative’ history of Hindus
Novelist Arundhati Roy leads chorus of protest after publisher settles lawsuit brought by militant group
NOT ALL JUDGES ARE SMART!
Revenge Porn Is Bad, But It’s Not GoDaddy’s Fault
Today, a Texas appellate court fixed the lower court’s obvious legal error and emphatically ruled that GoDaddy qualifies for Section 230’s protection.
DOESN’T APPEAR THIS IS BEHAVIOR FITTING A MAYOR
Lemoore educator, newsman suing mayor for defamation
A suit filed on March 25 by Ed Martin, Lemoore High School assistant principal and publisher of the Lemoore Leader, alleges Lemoore Mayor Billy Siegel tried to have him fired from his job at the high school and sent a defamatory email message last year.
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