Writers – Find Loneliness and Fill it With Words By Britany Robinson
I was sitting on a floating dock in Montana, watching the sun set over a glassy pond, when I suddenly felt like quitting.
How My Bookstore Signings Led to a Traditional Publishing Contract and Film Consideration! By William Creed
Being self-published, and trying to see your creation become successful, can be a daunting task – especially if you have no one to counsel you. I’ve written several books and have close to a hundred book signings under my belt. The result is a traditional publisher signed me to a multi-book contract, and these books are carried by Barnes and Noble and several other chains now. In addition, my first book is now under consideration by a film company. That’s the good news.
In-laws Are In Town!
I drove to the airport this morning to pick up my step-mom-in-law while Richard took the boys to their museum class for shark and fish dissection. Yea! Richard’s dad is arriving by vehicle this evening and more friends are arriving in two days.
WritersWeekly Trivia Contest Question For 03/10/2016!
Question for 03/10/2016: According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly.com, what are the only two ways to really estimate you book sales? Send your answer through the contact form here. You must be a WritersWeekly.com subscriber to participate in the weekly contests. Subscribe (it’s free!). NOTE: ONLY ONE WINNER PER HOUSEHOLD PER CALENDAR QUARTER, PLEASE. […]
(THIS IS FUNNY!) How I Earned $2,800 Writing 5 Stories in 1 Month By Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
Amazing commission: Write five short science fiction pieces on specific themes for a corporate brainstorming/innovation event. The catch: all five stories required in a month.
Should I Sell All My Book’s Rights to This Publisher?
There’s a question I wanted to pose regarding current negotiations with my publisher. They offered a buyout of my copyright, and claimed the “industry standard” is: buyout = 3 x average yearly royalties. That seems low for a book that’s been in publication for 20 years, and continues to sell 4-5 thousand copies a year, and will never become outdated. What do you know about this so-called buyout formula? Thanks!
The Fortune is in The Follow Up! Four Ways to Land Writing Gigs from Businesses By Dorit Sasson
I look the freelance plunge five years ago when I decided to pitch magazine editors. For two years, I queried a massive number of editors only to find that that strategy wasn’t adding to my monthly income goals. So I opted to pitch businesses instead who need website, copy, blogs, social media, posts, newsletters, emails, press releases, descriptions for online directories, and more. In this way, I was able to double my income. This article will give four ways you can land writing gigs for business in this competitive online environment…
Letters and Comments For 03/10/2016
I’m writing to you today because dailysciencefiction.com has published my first fiction sale today on their site, and it’s a story I’ve polished several times since it was an entry in one of your contests…
Topic, Common Themes, and Winners of the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2016 24-Hour Short Story Contest! By Angela Hoy
After reading the entries for each contest, we can see how difficult it is to come up with a unique plot when working with an assigned topic. But, inevitably, a few writers do manage to successfully break away from the pack…
Home Alone! (Well, Almost…)
This weekend, Richard, along with a friend of ours, is taking a two-day wilderness survival course. The guys invited me but I gracefully bowed out…